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Illinois  Bureau  of 
Labor  Statistics. 

Industrial  Opportunities 


STATE  OF  ILLINOIS 


BULLETIN 


Industrial  Opportunities 


Municipalities  having  a  population  of  one  thousand  or  more, 

Manufactures  now  established.      Cities  and  towns 

desiring  additional  industries.     Inducements 

offered.     Facilities  and  advantages 

of  locations. 


Part  II  of  the  Sixteenth  Biennial  Report, 
Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics  for  1910. 


Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics. 
DAVID  ROSS,  Secretary. 


SPRINGFIELD,  ILL. 

ILLINOIS  STATE  JOURNAL  Co.,  STATE  PRINTERS 
1911 


BOAKD  OF  COMMISSIONERS  OF  LABOR. 


M.  H.  MADDEN,  President,  Chicago. 
FRANK  B.  MOTT,  Galesburg. 
J.  D.  PETERS,  Carbondale. 

Secretary, 
DAVID  Ross,  Springfield. 


CONTENTS. 


PAGE 

List  of  Municipalities '. 7 

Introductory ; 16 

Analysis  of  Tables - 19 

Descriptive  Particulars 22 

Tables...  86 


BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS- 
OPPORTUNITIES. 


-INDUSTRIAL 


List  of  cities  and  towns  to  which  schedules  were  sent  to  the  chief 
officers;  those  making  report  and  those  failing  to  send  any  returns. 

NOTE — The  page  numbers  in  the  second  column  refer  to  the  descriptive  particulars. 

LIST  OF  MUNICIPALITIES. 


Municipalities  to  which  Schedules  were  Sent. 

Reporting. 

Page. 

Failing  to  Report. 

Abingdon 

Abingdon 

22 

Albion.  . 

Albion 

22 

Aledo  '.  

Aledo  

Altamont  

Altamont...      ...  .. 

Alton  

Alton 

23 

Amboy  

Amhny 

23 

Anna  

Anna  

24 

Arcola  

Arcola 

24 

Arlington  Heights  ... 

Arlington  Heights 

24 

Ashland  •  

Ashland  

Assumption  

Assumption 

25 

Astoria  

Astoria 

25 

Athens  

Athens  

25 

Atlanta  

Atlanta  . 

26 

Auburn  

Auburn  

Augusta  

Augusta  .          

Aurora.  ...                   ... 

26 

Averyville  

Averyville  . 

27 

Barrington  

Barrington  

Barry  

Barry 

27 

Batavia  

Batavia 

28 

Beardstown  

Beardstown.  . 

28 

Belleville  

Belleville 

28 

Belvidere  

Belvidere 

29 

Bement... 

Bement... 

BUREAU    OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 


List  of  Municipalities — Continued. 


Municipalities  to  which  Schedules  were  Sent. 

Reporting. 

Page. 

Failing  to  Report. 

Benton  .  .                                          

Benton  

Bloomington                                                     .  . 

Bloomington          

Blue  Island 

Blue  Island 

29 

Braceville.  .                    

Braceville  

30 

Bradley.  .  .                         ....         

Bradley.  ...          ... 

Braid  wood                                                

Braid  wood 

30 

Breese. 

Breese 

30 

Brookfield  

Brookfield  . 

31 

Brooklyn  .  .                                               

Brooklyn 

Bunker  Hill  

Bunker  Hill  

31 

Bushnell  

Bushnell.. 

Byron  

Byron 

31 

Cairo  

Cairo 

32 

Cambridge 

Cambridge 

32 

Camp  Point  ...   .           

Camp  Point  . 

32 

Canton  

Canton  

Carbondale 

Carbondale 

Carbon  Hill 

Carbon  Hill 

33 

Carlinville.                         

Carlinville..          .  .. 

Carlyle.  ..                                  

Carlyle.  . 

Carmi  

Carmi  

33 

Carpentersville                         

Carpentersville 

33 

Carrollton 

Carrollton 

Carterville 

. 

Carterville 

Carthage  .                                

Carthage  .              ... 

Casey  

Casey  

34 

Centralia.  .  .           

Centralia  

Cerro  Gordo                 

Cerro  Gordo. 

34 

Champaign                               

Champaign 

34 

Charleston.  .          

Charleston  

Chatsworth                 

Chatsworth  .  . 

35 

Chenoa...                    

Chenoa  

Chester  

Chester 

35 

Chicago  Heights          .             

Chicago  Heights 

36 

Chillicothe. 

Chillicothe  

Christopher 

Christopher  

Clinton  

Clinton 

36 

Coal  City... 

CoalCitv... 

36 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


List  of  Municipalities — Continued. 


Municipalities  to  which  Schedules  were  Sent.  ' 

Reporting. 

Page. 

Failing  to  Report. 

Cobden  

Cobden  

Colchester 

Colchester 

Colfax 

Colfax 

Collins  ville 

Collinsville 

Onlnmhis^ 

Columbia  

37 

Cuba 

Cuba... 

37 

Danville  .             .  .             

Danville  

37 

Decatur  .                                                          

Decatur  

38 

DeKalb 

DeKalb 

Delavan  

Delavan  .  .  . 

Desplaines  .  .      .                   .         .  .        

Desplaines 

Dixon                                                              .... 

Dixon 

Dolton  

Dolton.. 

Downer's  Grove  

Downer's  Grove  

39 

Duquoin                                   .           .        .... 

Duquoin.  . 

39 

D  wight  

Dwight  .  .  . 

Earlville  

Earlville  

39 

East  Dubuque  .                  

East  Dubuque 

40 

East  Dundee  

East  Dundee 

East  St.  Louis  

East  St.  Louis  

40 

Edinburg  

Edinburg 

Edwardsville  

Edwardsville  .   . 

40 

Effingham  

Effingham  .  . 

Eldorado  

Eldorado.. 

Elgin  

Elgin  

41 

Klrnhnrst  .....    ,  

Elmhurst  

F.lmwnnrl 

TCImwnorl 

41 

El  Paso  

El  Paso.. 

Eureka  

Eureka  

42 

E  vans  ton  

Evanston  .  .          .... 

42 

Fairbury  

Fairbury 

42 

Fairfield  

Fairfield  .   ' 

Farmer  City  

Farmer  City 

42 

Fannington.  . 

Fannington 

43 

Flora  

Flora  

43 

Forreston 

Forreston 

43 

Fort  Sheridan  

Fort  Sheridan. 

Freeburg.  .  . 

Freeburg.  .  . 

10 


BUREAU   OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 


List  of  Municipalities — Continued. 


Municipalities  to  which  Schedules  were  Sent. 

Reporting. 

Page. 

Failing  to  Report. 

Free  port  

44 

Fulton. 

Galena  

44 

Galesburg.  .  .   . 

Galva                                                 

Galva  

Gardner 

Geneseo. 

Geneva  

44 

Genoa  

45 

Germantown  

45 

Gibson  City  

46 

Oilman.  .  ;  

46 

• 

Girard     

46 

Glencoe  

46 

Golconda  '  

47 

Granite  City  

47 

Grayville  

47 

Greenfield 

Green  view                                                        

Greenview 

Greenville 

Greenville 

Griggsville 

Griggsville  

48 

Grossville 

Hamilton 

Hamilton 

Harlem 

Harlem  . 

Harrisburg 

Harrisburg      

48 

Harvard  ...         

Harvard  

48 

Harvey  

Harvey  

49 

Havana 

Havana 

Henry                                                 ' 

Henry 

49 

Herrin  ... 

Herrin  

49 

Highland 

Highland 

Highland  Park 

Highland  Park  . 

50 

Highwood  

Highwood  

50 

, 

Hillsboro  

Hillsboro  

Hinsdale 

Hinsdale 

50 

Homer. 

Homer 

Hoopeston  .  .  . 

Hoopeston 

50 

Jacksonville.  .  . 

Jacksonville.  .  . 

51 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


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List  of  Municipalities — Continued. 


Municipalities  to  which  Schedules  were  Sent. 

Reporting. 

Page. 

Failing  to  Report. 

Jersey  ville  ,  

Jerseyville  

51 

Joliet  .  . 

Joliet  .  .. 

51 

Jonesboro 

Jonesboro 

52 

Kangley  ... 

Kangley  

52 

Xankakpp 

Kankakee 

52 

Kansas  

Kansas.  .  .              

53 

Keithsburg  

Keithsburg  

53 

Kewanee... 

Kewanee. 

54 

Kinniundy  .  . 

Kinmundy  .   . 

Kirkwood.  . 

Kirkwood.  . 

Rnoxville  

Knoxville  

54 

Lacon  

Lacon  

Ladd  

Ladd  . 

54 

La  Harpe  ;  

La  Harpe.  .        

55 

Lake  Forrest  

Lako  Forrest         

55 

Lanark,  

Lanark 

55 

LaSalle  

LaSalle 

56 

Lawrenceville                                                

Lawrenceville 

Lebanon  

Lebanon  

Lemont  

Lemont  

LeRoy  

LeRoy  

56 

Lena  

Lena  

Lewistown                  .         

Lewistown         .... 

56 

Lexington 

57 

Lincoln                     

Lincoln.. 

57 

Litchfleld                          

Litchfleld 

57 

Lockport  

Macomb 

Macomb 

58 

McLeansboro  .  .  . 

McHenry 

58 

Madison             

Madison  

58 

Marengo       ...     .  . 

59 

Marion.           

59 

Marissa               .         

Marissa  

Maroa.  .              .  .  .. 

60 

Marseilles 

60 

Marshall 

60 

Martinsville.  .  . 

Martinsville.  .  . 

61 

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BUREAU    OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 


List  of  Municipalities — Continued. 


Municipalities  to  which  Schedules  were  Sent. 

Reporting. 

Page. 

Failing  to  Report. 

Mascoutah  

61 

Mason  City 

Mattoon                                           

Mattoon  

Maywood 

Melrose  Park 

Mendota                                      

Mendota  

61 

Metropolis 

61 

Milford                     

Milford  

Millstadt                                                

Millstadt.              .  .. 

62 

Minonk 

Moline                                      

Moline  .  .          

62 

Momence 

Monmouth                      ..        

Monmouth 

Monticello                                                       

Monticello 

63 

Morgan  Park            

Morgan  Park  . 

Morris  .                    .               ..            

Morris  . 

63 

Morrison..         ,  .  

Morrison 

63 

Mound  City              .      .  .             

Mound  Ci  y 

Mt.  Carmel         

Mt.  Carmel 

Mt.  Carroll                                .... 

Mt.  Carroll 

Mt.  Morris          

Mt.  Morris 

64 

Mt.  Olive                           

Mt.  Olive 

64 

Mt.  Pulaski  :  -.  

Mt.  Pulaski  

Mt.  Sterling          

Mt.  Sterling 

64 

Mt.  Vernon  

Mt.  Vernon  

Moweaqua 

Moweaqua 

65 

Murphysboro  

Murphysboro 

65 

Naperville  

Naperville 

65 

Nashville  

Nashville 

Nauvoo  

Nauvoo 

66 

Neoga  

Neoga  

Newman  •.  

Newton  

Newton 

66 

Nilwood  

Nilwood  . 

66 

Nokomis  T  

Nokomis 

67 

Normal  

Normal  . 

67 

North  Chicago  

North  Chicago 

67 

North  Peoria... 

North  Peoria... 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


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List  of  Municipalities — Continued. 


Municipalities  to  which  Schedules  were  Sent. 

Reporting 

Page 

Failing  to  Report. 

North  Utica 

North  Utica  

Oakland                

68 

Odell                                                      

Odell  

68 

Odin                                                              

Odin  

O'  Fallen 

O'Fallon            

68 

Olney 

Olney                    

68 

Onargo 

69 

Oquawka                              

Oquawka.. 

Oregon 

Ottawa  

Ottawa  

69 

Palatine  .          

Palatine  

69 

Pana.  .                          

Pana...           .... 

70 

Paris                                                                .  . 

Paris 

70 

Park  Ridge     

Park  Ridge  

70 

Paxton                         ..        

Paxton 

Pecatonica  

Pecatonica  1  . 

71 

Pekin  

Pekin  

Peoria  

Peoria  

Peotone  

Peotone  

71 

Peru  

Peru  

Petersburg  

Petersburg. 

Pinckneyville  

Pinckneyville 

71 

Pittsfleld  

Pittsfleld  

piano  

Piano  

Polo                  

Polo  

71 

Pontiac 

72 

Princeton  

Princeton  

Prophetstown  

Prophetstown 

Quincy  

Rantoul 

72 

Red  Bud          ,  

Red  Bud  

72 

Ridgely              

jRidgely  

Riverside                   .             .... 

Riverside.. 

Riverton 

Robinson     

Robinson.  .  .. 

Rochelle        

Rochelle  

73 

Rockfalls           

Rockfalls..  . 

Rookford... 

Rockford.  .  . 

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BUREAU    OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 


List  of  Municipalities — Continued. 


Municipalities  to  which  Schedules  were  Sent. 

Reporting. 

Page. 

Failing  to  Report. 

JHock  Island                                  

Rock  Island  

Roodhouse  

73 

Roseville.  . 

Rossville  

Rushville 

St.  Anne.           

74 

St  Charles 

St.  Charles             

74 

St  Elmo                                                   

St.  Elmo  

74 

•Salem                                                          

Salem. 

Sandoval 

•Sandwich                                              

Sandwich  .         

74 

Savanna                

75 

^Sesser 

Sesser 

'Shawneetown                                      

Shawneetown         ... 

75 

-Sheffield  

Sheffield  

75 

-Shelbyville               :  

Shelbyville     

76 

Sheldon                                  .  .            

Sheldon                    .  : 

76 

Sorento  -  

Sorento  

76 

Sparta  

Sparta                  

77 

Springfield                                             

Springfield 

77 

Spring  Valley  

Spring  Vallev      

77- 

Staunton  

Staunton 

78 

Sterling  

Sterling 

78 

Streator.  .           

Streator 

78 

Sullivan  

Sullivan. 

Sumner  

Sumner;              ... 

79 

Sycamore  

Sycamore 

79 

Taylorville  

Taylorville 

80 

Toluca  

Toluca 

80 

Toulon  

Toulon 

Trenton  

Trenton.  . 

Troy  City  

Troy  City  

80 

Tuscola  

Tuscola 

Upper  Alton  

Upper  \.lton 

Urbana  

Urbana 

81 

Vandalia  

Venice  

Venice 

81 

Vermont.  .. 

Vermont... 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


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List  of  Municipalities — Concluded. 


Municipalities  to  which  Schedules  were  Sent. 

Reporting. 

Page. 

Failing  to  Report. 

Vienna  

Vienna. 

81 

Virden  

Virden  

Virginia  

Virginia.  . 

Warren  

Warren 

81 

Warsaw.  . 

Warsaw 

82 

Washington  

Washington 

Waterloo...     :  . 

Waterloo 

82 

Watseka  

Watseka 

83 

Waukegan  

Waukegan  

83 

Waverly  

Waverly 

Wenona  ,          

Wenona... 

83 

West  Chicago  

West  Chicago 

84 

West  Dundee  

West  Dundee  .  . 

West  Frankfort  

West  Frankfort 

West  Hammond  '. 

West  Hammond 

84 

Westville  

Westville  

84 

Wheaton  

Wheaton  

84 

WhiteHall  ,  .  . 

WhiteHall..  . 

85 

Wilmette  

Wilmette 

85 

Wilmington  

Wilmington  

85 

Winchester  

Winchester  '.. 

85 

Winnetka  

Winnetka 

Winstanley  Park  

Winstanley  Park 

Woodstock  

Woodstock  

86 

Wyoming  

Wyoming 

16  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 


INTRODUCTORY. 


With  a  view  of  ascertaining  what  inducements  the  cities  of  Illinois, 
outside  of  Chicago,  have  to  offer  in  the  way  of  encouraging  investments 
in  manufacturing  enterprises,  the  Bureau  instituted  an  investigation 
based  on  the  following  schedule: 

STATE  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS,  SPRINGFIELD,  ILLINOIS. 


REPORT  ON   INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES. 

Date 

Name  of  person  giving  information 

1.  Name  and  location  of  city .     Tax  rate  for  county  purpose  including 

bond  if  any  $— — .     Township  $ .     City  including  bond  and  park  tax  if 

any  $ . 

2.  Number  of  railroads .     Trains  daily .     State  whether  there  are 

good  facilities  for  the  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight . 

3.  How  much  land  have  you  available  and  suitable  for  additional  manu- 
facturing purposes .     Give  location  with  respect  to  railroads . 

4.  What  inducements  has  your  ctiy  to  offer  to  secure  factories  either  in 
furnishing   sites    or ,  financial    aid .    Are    there   any    idle    factory   build- 
ings  .     If  so  describe  them- 


5.     What  is  the  cost  of  coal  per  ton  for  manufacturing  purposes  $- 


6.  Have  you  a  good  water  supply  for  household  and  manufacturing  pur- 
poses  .     How  furnished .    If  by  plant,  at  what  cost  to  factories  $ . 

7.  What  agricultural  products  have  you  that  would  supply  material  for 
manufacturing .     What  mineral  products . 

9.  Have  you  a  supply  of  clay,  sand  or  stone  of  a  commercial  value . 

10.  Can  help  be  secured  in  your  city  or  adjoining  cities .     Give  the 

estimated  number  of  men  or  women  who  could  be   secured   for  such   em- 
ployment  . 

11.  Is  your  city  supplied  with  gas  or  electric  light  plants .     What  is 

the  price  of  each  to  factories  $ .     To  other  consumers  $ . 

12.  How  provided  for  fighting  fire . 

13.  What  kind  or  kinds  of  additional  enterprises  would,  in  your  opinion, 
be  best  suited  to  your  locality . 

14.  Number  and  names  of  newspapers  published,  daily  or  weekly . 

15.  Number  of  graded  schools .     High  schools .     Is  manual  train- 
ing a  part  of  the  school  curriculum . 

16.  Number   of   churches .    Number   of   banks . 


INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES.  17 

17.     Number   of  manufacturing  industries . 

NOTE — If  you  have  advertising  material  relative  to  any  special  advantages 
you  possess  as  a  manufacturing  or  commercial  city,  please  enclose  copies 
with  your  reply.  If  any  special  inducements  are  made  to  secure  manu- 
facturing enterprises,  please  report  them. 

List  of  manufactures  of  the  city  of . 


Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

Employes. 

Male. 

Females. 

A  letter  enclosing  the  schedule  was  addressed  to  the  chief  officer  of 
each  city  containing  a  population  of  1,000  or  more,  requesting  that  the 
information  called  for  be  furnished.  The  Bureau  was  entirely  dependent 
upon  the  willingness  of  city  officials  to  voluntarily  supply  the  data  as 
the  limited  appropriation  made  for  the  department  would  not  permit 
of  the  employment  of  special  canva>3tu;*  iV  such  work.  Notwithstand- 
ing repeated  requests  in  many  cases  u  ^  '  sider.ible  number  failed  to 
answer. 

v  From  a  list  of  316  cities,  to  which  theso  requests  were  addressed,  187 
made  full  and  satisfactory  replies  and  they  constitute  the  accompanying 
report.  While  it  is  not  as  complete  as  might  be  desired,  sufficient  perti- 
nent facts  are  presented  from  different  localities  to  attract  attention  to 
the  opportunities  which  the  State  offers  for  the  profitable  investment  of 
capital  in  manufacturing.  .The  facilities  for  transportation,  accessa- 
bility  of  raw  material,  fuel,  water,  light  and  other  required  supplies, 
together  with  cost,  taxation  rates  and  available  labor,  are  all  important 
factors  in  the  location  of  industrial  plants. 

In  the  collection  and  publication  of  this  data,  more  as  a  matter  of 
advertisement  than  as  a  statistical  report,  the  Bureau  is  impressed  with 
the  conviction  that  its  effect  in  calling  public  attention  to  these  ad- 
vantages will  naturally  aid  in  increasing  our  great  and  growing  power  as 
a  manufacturing  State. 

Of  the  total  number  reporting,  all  with  the  exception  of  six,  desire 
additional  factories.  In  the  class  having  and  desiring  no  manufacturing 
industries,  the  most  notable  city  is  Evanston,  an  educational  center, 
and,  as  its  mayor  reported,  essentially  a  city  of  homes.  It  offers  no 
inducements  for  manufacturing  of  any  kind,  on  the  contrary  would,  if 
possible,  prevent  the  location  within  its  limits  of  any  enterprise  of  that 
character. 

Outside  of  the  city  of  Chicago,,  which  contains  more  than  one  half 
of  the  18,000  manufacturing  plants  in  the  State,  according  to  the  last 
federal  census,  the  greater  part  of  manufacturing  is  confined  to  cities 
ranging  in  population  from  5,000  to  30,000.  These  cities  contain  over 
8,000  manufacturing  plants,  giving  employment  to  172,000  men  and 
women,  the  annual  product  is  valued  at  $637,000,000,  over  one-fifth  of 

—210 


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BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 


which  is  represented  in  wages.  Including  the  city  of  Chicago,  the  manu- 
facturing record  of  Illinois  for  the  year  1909  as  presented  in  the  sum- 
mary of  the  Census  Bureau,  gives  the  following  important  items : 


* 

Years. 

Per  cent 
increase 
1904-1909. 

1909. 

1904. 

Number  of  establishments  

18,031 
$1,547,301,000 
1,160,371,000 
364,570,000 
207,  592,  000 
1,918,321,000 

757,  950,  000 
77,902 

465,565 
1,011,874 

14,921 
$    975,845,000 
840,  057,  000 
268,965,000 
172,186,000 
1,410,342,000 

570,  285,  000 
54,  521 

379,  436 
741,555 

21 
59 
38 
36 
21 
36 

33 
43 

"23 
36 

Capital  

Cost  of  material  as  used 

Salaries  and  wages  .           

Miscellaneous  expenses                                          ... 

Value  of  products  

Value  added  by  manufacture  (products  less  cost  of  mat- 
erial)         

Employes,  number  of  salaried  officials  and  clerks  

Average  number  of  wage  earners  employed  during  the 
year                                  .      .             

Primary  horse-power 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES.  19 


TABULAR  PRESENTATION. 


The  statistical  part  of  this  report  is  presented  in  a  series  of  twelve 
tables,  which  give  separate  and  detailed  particulars  of  all  items  returned 
on  the  schedules. 

Following  is  a  summary  of  these  tables: 

I — MUNICIPALITIES — POPULATION. 

Under  this  head  will  be  found  the  cities  or  villages  reported,  the 
counties  where  located,  the  population  in  1910  and  1900,  and  the  in- 
crease or  decrease  in  ten  years.  It  will  be  observed,  that  49  of  the  187 
places  reported  a  decrease  in  population.  This  is  26.2  per  cent  of  the 
whole  number.  The  city  showing  the  greatest  gain  is  Herrin,  William- 
son county.  The  population  of  this  city  in  1900  was- 1,559,  and  in  1910 
it  had  increased  to  6,861  or  340.1  per  cent.  Kangley,  LaSalle  county, 
shows  the  greatest  decrease,  being  62.2  per  cent,  it  now  having  but  380 
people  while  in  1900  it  had  1,004. 

This  increase  and  decrease  in  the  population  of  these  places  is  ex- 
plained in  the  development  and  decline  of  mining  communities.  Years 
ago  Kankley  was  a  prosperous  mining  settlement,  but  the  coal  field 
became  exhausted  and  the  people  who  followed  and  depended  for  a 
living  on  the  mining  industry,  sought  other  centers.  The  store  buildings 
and  homes  of  the  people  were  torn  down  or  removed,  and  but  little 
evidence  remains  of  its  former  existence.  Herrin  is  a  notable  example 
of  the  rapid  gfowth  of  a  community  dependent  practically  upon  the 
business  of  mining  coal.  Rich  and  almost  illimitable  deposits  of  coal 
have  been  discovered  at  that  point  under  conditions  that  invite  invest- 
ments. Much  of  the  decrease  in  the  population  of  certain  communities 
can  be  accounted  for  in  the  natural  shifting  of  industrial  centers,  par- 
ticularly is  this  true  of  mining,  just  as  the  explanation  of  the  decline  in 
certain  agricultural  sections  may  be  found  in  the  movement  from  the 
country  to  the  cities. 

II — TAX  RATE,  RAILROAD  FACILITIES,  LANDS,  INDUCEMENTS. 

This  showing  presents  important  information  peculiar  to  each  locality. 
The  tax  rate  for  county,  town  and  city  purposes  is  shown  so  far  as 
reported.  The  number  of  railroads  and  number  of  daily  trains,  facilities 


20  BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

for  receiving  and  shipping  freight,  the  number  of  acres  of  land  available 
for  factories  and  its  location  with  respect  to  railroads  and  the  induce- 
ments offered  by  the  different  municipalities  to  secure  factories  is  also 
shown. 

Of  the  74.  counties  which  report  a  tax  rate  for  county  purposes,  Iro- 
quois  county  has  the  lowest — 20  cents.  Ford  county  is  a  close  second 
with  a  rate  of  23  cents.  Lanark,  Carroll  county,  reports  the  lowest  rate 
for  municipal  purposes — 22  cents — while  Madison,  Madison  county  has 
a  city  tax  of  54  cents.  There  were  however  94  municipalities  that  did 
not  report  the  rate  for  city  tax. 

All  the  cities  and  villages  shown  in  this  table,  with  the  exception  of 
Nauvoo,  have  one  or  more  railroads  "running  several  trains  daily  each 
way  affording  good  facilities  for  receiving  and  shipping  freight  as  well 
as  excellent  passenger  service. 

To  the  question  "How  much  land  have  you  available  and  suitable 
for  additional  manufacturing  purposes?"  one  hundred  and  seventy-two 
report  from  a  few  acres  to  an  "unlimited  quantity."  Seven  report 
"none"  and  eight  leave  the  question  unanswered.  This  land  is  adjoining 
or  near  the  railroad  right  of  way. 

Ill — COAL  AND  WATER  SUPPLY,  PRODUCTS,  LIGHTING  PLANTS. 

The  particulars  shown  in  this  table  are,  towns  having  factory  buildings 
now  vacant ;  cost  of  coal  to  factories ;  how  water  is  supplied  and  its  cost ; 
agricultural  and  mineral  products;  the  approximate  number  of  employes 
that  may  be  secured ;  the  kind  of  light  and  the  price  to  factories  and  to 
other  consumers.  The  price  of  gas  quoted  is  for  1,000  cubic  feet  and 
that  of  electricity  is  for  the  kilowatt  hour. 

IV — FIRE   PROTECTION,   RELIGIOUS   AND  EDUCATIONAL   ADVANTAGES, 

INDUSTRIES  DESIRED. 

Here  is  presented  the  facilities  for  fighting  fire,  the  kind  of  industry 
wanted,  the  number  of  newspapers,  schools,  churches,  banks  and  factories 
in  each  municipality  where  report  is  made.  It  will  be  observed  that  all 
the  larger  cities  have  fire  departments  and  some  of  them  are  excellently 
equipped  for  this  important  work.  Forty-six  cities  report  96  daily  news- 
papers, eleven  cities  have  15  semi- weekly  and  in  one  hundred  and  sixty- 
one  municipalities  are  published  257  weekly  newspapers.  There  is  no 
report  from  eleven  places  as  to  newspapers. 

One  hundred  seventy-two  municipalities  report  573  graded  schools, 
and  one  hundred  three  report  174  schools,  while  six  places  make  no  report. 

One  hundred  and  eighty  out  of  the  187  municipalities  maintain  1,495 
churches.  Springfield  has  the  largest  number,  55,  while  Aurora  and 
Decatur  have  40  each. 

Four  hundred  and  twenty-eight  banks  are  reported  from  178  munici- 
palities; 938  factories  of  different  kinds  are  located  in  127  cities  and 
villages. 


INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES.  21 

V,  VI,  VII — MANUFACTORIES  Now  ESTABLISHED,  ARTICLES  PRODUCED, 
WAGE  EARNERS  EMPLOYED. 

These  three  exhibits  present  first,  the  name  of  the  manufacturers,  the 
articles  made  and  the  number  of  employes  both  male  and  female,  and  is 
arranged  by  counties.  Second,  the  municipalities  in  alphabetical  order, 
giving  the  county  where  each  city  or  village  is  located.  This  table  also 
gives  the  total  number  of  factories,  number  of  articles  made  and  em- 
ployes, both  male  and  female.  Third,  the  counties  wherein  the  manu- 
facturies  are  situated,  the  number  of  municipalities ;  the  number  of 
factories;  the  number  of  articles  made  and  the  number  of  employes  in 
each. 

VIII,  IX — ESTABLISHED  INDUSTRIES,  PRODUCTS,  LOCATIONS, 
•EMPLOYES. 

These  two  presentations  give,  first,  the  manufacturies  now  established, 
the  city  or  village  where  the  establishment  is  located,  also  the  number  of 
plants  at  each  place  and  the  number  of  employes,  both  male  and  female. 
Second,  showing  all  of  the  industries  arranged  in  aluhabetical  order  and 
giving  the  totals  for  the  State. 

X — ALL  CITIES  KEPORTING,  INDUSTRIES  WANTED,  HELP  AVAILABLE, 
INDUCEMENTS  OFFERED. 

This  showing  brings  to  notice  in  detail  the  industry  that  would  be 
welcome  in  the  several  municipalities,  together  with  the  inducements 
offered  and  the  amount  of  help  available  in  each.  Of  the  187  cities  and 
villages,  126  report  that  they  want  industries  established,  55  leave  the 
question  unanswered  and  six  report  that  they  do  not  want  any.  Thirteen 
of  the  126  places  that  want  industrial  establishments,  report  that  they 
have  no -inducements  to  offer  arid  29  do  not  answer  the  question..  All 
of  the  places  seeking  industries  with  one  exception,  report  that  help  is 
available  for  the  kind  of  industry  wanted.  Forty-three,  however,  do 
not  state  the  number  of  employes  that  may  be  obtained. 

XI — PLACES  OFFERING  FREE  SITES,  INDUSTRIES  WANTED,  WAGE 
WORKERS  AVAILABLE. 

This  division  presents  forty  municipalities,  arranged  in  alphabetical 
order,  which  offer  free  sites  for  the  kind  of  factory  or  industry  wanted 
and  the  number  of  employes  available.  The  table  also  shows  the  county 
in  which  the  city  or  village  is  located  and  the  population  in  1910.  In 
addition  to  free  sites,  eight  municipalities  will  extend  financial  aid  to 
industries  wanted,  and  the  three  others  offer  free  water. 

XII — PLACES  OFFERING  FINANCIAL  AID,  INDUSTRIES  WANTED,  HELP 

AVAILABLE. 

This  is  a  similar  showing  to  the  one  just  previous,  excepting,  it  pre- 
sents a  list  of  43  places  that  offer  financial  aid  only. 


22  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 


DESCRIPTIVE  PARTICULARS. 


ABINGDON,  KNOX  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,464,  situated  on  the  I.  C.  &  C.  B.  &  Q.  Railroads, 
about  12  miles  south  of  Galesburg,  the  county  seat.  Tax  rate  for  city 
purposes  $2.50.  Telephone  and  telegraph  facilities.  Electric  light  plant. 
International  money  order  postoffice.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and 
shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  pure  water  from  deep  wells. 
Water  works  and  a  volunteer  fire  department.  Water  is  furnished  to 
factories  at  a  cost  'of  16  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  four 
churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high  school,  and  maintains 
manual  training  as  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  semi-weekly 
and  two  weekly  newspapers  are  published  here. 

Abingdon  is  surrounded  by  good  farms  where  wheat,  oats,  corn  and 
dairy  products  are  produced  in  abundance.  A  good  supply  of  clay  of 
commercial  value  is  also  found  here. 

The  manufacturing  industries  established  here  at  present  are  the 
Abingdon  Paving  Brick  Company,  Novelty  Company,  Globe  Shirt  Com- 
pany, Abingdon  Shirt  Company,  Abingdon  Trap  Company,  Abingdon 
Wagon  Company,  Abingdon  Sanitary  Company  and  American  Sanitary 
Manufacturing  Company.  The  additional  enterprises  wanted  by  the 
citizens  are  gas  and  ice  plants  or  almost  any  kind  of  industry  seeking  a 
location  for  which  they  have  160  acres  of  land  suitable  near  or  adjoining 
the  railroads  that  is  available  for  such  purposes.  It  is  thought  that 
plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  in  the  city  and  surrounding  country. 

ALBION,  EDAVARDS  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,281.  Situated  on  the  Southern  Railway,  and  is 
the  county  seat.  Tax  rate-  for  county  purposes  45  cents  and  city  $1.60. 
International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  light  plant,  good  facilities  for 
receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  At  the  present  there  is  not  a  good 
supply  of  water,  but  there  is  a  proposition  pending  for  water  works  and 
light  plant.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.50  per  ton  on  track. 

Albion  is  provided  with  a  large  gasoline  engine  for  fighting  fires. 
The  city  has  five  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  school,  one  high  school, 
and  Southern  Collegiate  Institute,  which  is  a  high  grade  academic  insti- 
tution, its  graduated  being  admitted  to  the  best  colleges  and  universities. 
Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Albion  has  had  no  saloon  in  40 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  23 

years.  Albion  is  surrounded  by  farms  where  wheat,  corn,  broom  corn, 
fruits  and  vegetables  are  raised.  A  supply  of  shale  and  clay  equal  to  any 
in  the  State  are  found  here.  There  are  four  industries  here  which 
employ  75  men.  Any  factory  seeking  a  location  could  secure  plenty  of 
land  adjoining  the  railroad,  which  would  be  suitable  for  a  site,  and  at 
least  200  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Some  inducements 
would  be  given  by  the  citizens  to  secure  additional  enterprises. 

ALTON,  MADISON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  17,528;  situated  on  the  Mississippi  river  about 
20  miles  north  of  St.  Louis.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  74  cents  and 
city  $1.66.  International  money  order  postoffice.  Both  gas  and  electric 
light  plants,  gas  being  furnished  for  $1.10  per  1,000  and  electricity  for 
$1.60  per  1,000  to  all  consumers.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  ship- 
ment of  freight,  both  by  rail  and  water,  there  being  seven  railroads  and 
river.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  from  private  water  works 
plant,  at  a  cost  of  6  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  Alton  has  five  first  class 
paid  fire  departments,  twenty-one  churches,  five  banks,  twelve  graded 
and  one  high  school.  Three  daily  and  two  weekly  newspapers  are  pub- 
lished. Alton  is  surrounded  by  farms  where  corn  and  wheat  are  grown. 
An  excellent  grade  of  limestone,  clay  and  sand  are  found  here.  There 
are  nineteen  manufacturing  industries,  located  here  which  employ  4,560 
men  and  395  women.  Any  new  industry  wishing  to  locate  here  could 
secure  any  amount  of  land  desired  adjoining  railroads  and  plenty  of  help 
could  be  secured ;  there  are  at  present  two  factory  buildings  vacant  which 
could  be  secured  by  manufacturing  concerns. 

AMBOY,  LEE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,749 ;  situated  on  the  Illinois  Central  and  *C. 
B.  &  Q.  Eailroads  about  12  miles  southeast  of  Dixon,  the  county  seat. 
Tax  rate  for  countv  purposes  42  cents.  Township  14  cents  and  city 
$1.47. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being  two  steam  and  one 
electric  railways.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  artesian  well 
2,000  feet  deep.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  about  $2.00  per  .ton. 

Amboy  has  steam  engine  and  pressure  tank  for  fighting  fires,  six 
churches,  one  bank,  four  graded  and  one  high  school.  Two  weekly  news- 
papers are  published.  Amboy  is  surrounded  by  farms  where  all  grains 
grown  in  the  corn  belt  are  raised,  and  sand  and  clay  are  found  in  limited 
quantities.  There  is  one  manufacturing  concern  located  here,  which 
employes  ten  men  and  one  woman.  Any  new  concern  wishing  to  locate 
here  would  be  acceptable,  considerable  land  adjoining  the  railway  tracks 
would  be  available  and  at  least  100  persons  here  could  be  secured  for 
employment,  some  inducements  would  be  given  to  a  desirable  industry. 


24  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

ANNA,  UNION  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,809;  situated  on  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad 
about  two  miles  northeast  of  Jonesboro,  the  county  seat,  and  is  connected 
with  said  town  by  an  electric  road.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents 
and  city  $1.35.  ' 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  10  cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and 
shipment  of  freight.  'At  the  present  time  water  is  furnished  by  deep 
wells,  but  waterworks  are  being  established.  Coal  can  be  bought  for 
$1.25  to  $1.45  per  ton. 

Anna  is  provided  with  a  gasoline  engine  for  fighting  fires  and  is 
expected  to  have  43  fire  hydrants  within  a  year.  The  city  has  eight 
churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high  school.  Two  weekly  news- 
papers are  published. 

Anna  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  grains,  fruits  and  vege- 
tables. Silica  and  limestone  are  found  in  large  quantities.  There  are 
ten  manufacturing  industries  located  here.  The  additional  enterprises 
wanted  by  the  citizens  are  canning  factories,  flour  mills,  box  factories, 
foundry  and  machine  works.  A  considerable  amount  of  land  adjoining 
railway  tracks  would  be  available,  and  at  least  300  persons  could  be 
secured  for  employment. 

ARCOLA,  DOUGLAS  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,100.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central  and 
Vandalia  Railroads  about  8  miles  south  of  Tuscola  the  county  seat.  Tax 
rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents.  Township  90  cents  and  city  $2.50. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  City  waterworks.  Arcola 
has  good  facilities  for  fighting  fires,  seven  churches,  two  banks,  two 
graded  and  one  high  school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school 
curriculum.  Two  newspapers  are  published. 

Arcola  is  surrounded  bv  farms  which  produce  corn,  wheat,  oats  and 
vegetables.  A  good  supply  of  clay,  for  brick  and  tile  is  found  here. 
There  are  seven  manufacturing  industries  located  here.  At  least  60 
acres  of  land  convenient  to  the  railroads  could  be  obtained  for  any 
additional  manufacturing  concerns,  and  300  persons  could  be  secured 
for  employment. 

The  citizens  would  give  some  inducements  to  secure  any  desirable  in- 
dustries for  the  city. 

ARLINGTON  HEIGHTS,  COOK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,943.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  and  North- 
western Railroad  about  25  miles  northwest  of  Chicago.  International 
money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  lights.  Good  facilities  for 
receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  City  waterworks.  Coal  can  be  bought 
for  $2.00  per  ton  delivered.  Arlington  Heights  has  a  volunteer  fire 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  25 

department,  five  churches,  one  bank,  one  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  weekly 
newspapers  are  published. 

There  are  five  manufacturing  industries  located  here.  Any  additional 
concerns  wishing  to  locate  here  could  secure  land  adjoining  the  railroad, 
and  any  number  of  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

ASSUMPTION,  CHRISTIAN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,918.  Situated  on  Illinois  Central  Eailroad 
about  9  miles  north  of  Pana. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  by 
wells  for  household  purposes.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  75  cents  to  $1.25 
per  ton.  Assumption  has  a  volunteer  fire  department,  four  churches, 
two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high  school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is 
published.  Assumption  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn, 
oats,  wheat,  sweet  corn  and  vegetables.  There  are  three  industries  located 
here  which  employ  266  men.  Any  concern  seeking  a  location  could 
secure  any  amount  of  land  for  a  site,  and  at  least  200  persons  could  be 
secured  for  employment, 

ASTORIA,  FULTON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,357.  Situated  on  the  C.  B.  &  Q.  Railroad, 
about  7  miles  southeast  of  Vermont,  International  money  order  post- 
office.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Good  supply 
of  water  furnished  by  deep  wells,  at  meter  rates  ranging  from  50  cents 
per  1,000  gallons  to  7l/z  cents  per  1,000  gallons,  if  150,000  gallons  are 
used  each  quarter.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.50  to  $1.75  per  ton. 

Astoria  has  a  fire  department,  five  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and 
one  high  school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published. 

Astoria  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  oats,  wheat, 
tomatoes  and  beets,  coal,  clay,  gravel  and  sand  is  found  here.  There  are 
three  manufacturing  concerns  located  here.  Additional  enterprises  that 
would  probably  be  suited  to  this  locality  are  canning  factory  and  brick 
and  concrete  factory. 

At  least  100  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  railway  would  be  available 
for  factory  sites,  and  between  200  and  300  persons  could  be  secured  for 
employment. 

ATHENS,  MENARD  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,340.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Peoria  and  St. 
Louis  Eailroad  about  8  miles  southeast  of  Petersburg,  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  There  is  not  a  good 
supply  of  water  for  manufacturing  purposes,  it  being  supplied  for  house- 
hold purposes  by  private  wells. 


26  .  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

Athens  has  two  small  chemical  engines  for  fighting  fires,  six  churches, 
one  bank,  one  graded  and  one  high  school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is 
published. 

Athens  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  oats,  wheat,  and 
other  products  grown  in  the  corn  belt.  Goal  is  found  here. 

The're  is  one  manufacturing  concern  located  here  which  employs  six 
men.  This  city  would  not  be  suitable  for  any  large  manufacturing 
industry. 

ATLANTA,  LOGAN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,367.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton  and  Van- 
dalia  Eailroads  about  10  miles  northeast  of  Lincoln  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant  which 
furnishes  electricity  at  15  cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt 
and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  from 
drilled  wells,  at  a  cost  of  10  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  Atlanta  has  a 
volunteer  fire  department,  five  churches,  two  banks,  graded  and  high 
schools.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published. 

Atlanta  is  in  the  center  of  an  agricultural  district  where  corn,  wheat, 
oats,  clover  and  timothy  hay  are  grown. 

Coal  is  found  here.  The  citizens  are  not  particularly  desirous  of  any 
manufacturing  concerns  locating  here,  although  they  would  not  object 
to  a  coal  mine,  ice  plant  or  any  small  factory. 

AURORA,  KANE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  29,807.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  Eailroad;  Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern;  Chicago  Milwaukee  &  Gary 
and  Chicago  &  Northwestern  Eailroads  about  9  miles  south  of  Geneva 
the  county  seat. 

This  city  is  also  connected  with  all  principal  cities  in  the  vicinity  by 
electric  lines.  Tax  rate  for  county  75  cents.  Townships  8  cents  and  city 
$2.31.  International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light 
plants.  Gas  being  furnished  for  $1.00  per  1,000  feet  and  electricity 
10  cents  per  kilowatt.  Excellent  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of 
freight. 

A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  artisian  wells.  Coal  can  be 
bought  for  $1.70  to  $2.25  per  ton.  Aurora  has  a  good  fire  department, 
forty  churches,  six  banks,  ten  graded  and  two  high  schools,  with  manual 
training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Four  daily  newspapers  are 
published. 

Aurora  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  oats,  wheat,  rye, 
fruit  and  vegetables.  Clay,  sand,  stone  and  gravel  of  a  commercial 
value  are  found  in  this  vicinity. 

There  are  about  fifty  manufacturing  industries  located  here,  which 
employ  about  5,983  men  and  1,358  women. 


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The  citizens  are  desirous  of  having  any  kind  of  manufacturing  con- 
cerns locate  here,  considerable  land  along  the  railroads  would  make  very 
desirable  sites  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

At  present  there  is  one  idle  factory  building  with  about  18,000  square 
feet  of  space  and  engines  and  boiler. 

AVERYVILLE,  PEORIA  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,668.  Situated  between  the  two  branches  of  the 
Chicago,  Eock  Island  &  Pacific  Eailroad  a  few  miles  north  of  Peoria. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  50  cents;  township  12%  cents  and  city 
$2.46.  Gas  and  electric  lights.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment 
of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  Peoria  Waterworks 
plant,  which  is  located  here,  at  a  cost  of  20  cents  for  first  1,000  feet  and 
6  cents  for  each  1,000  feet  thereafter.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.00  to 
$1.50  per  ton. 

Averyville  has  a  paid  fire  department,  three  churches,  two  graded  and 
one  high  school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum. 
Banking  is  done  in  Peoria  and  Peoria  newspapers  are  delivered  here. 
Sand  of  a  commercial  value  is  found  here.  There  are  eight  manu- 
facturing industries  located  here,  which  employ  about  1,410  men  and 
100  women,  the  largest  of  these  is  the  Avery  Manufacturing  Company, 
which  manufactures  threshing  machines  and  employs  600  men  and  35 
women.  Any  new  industry  would  be  welcomed  by  the  citizens,  there 
being  about  15  acres  of  land  lying  between  the  two  branches  of  the  C. 
E.  I.  •&,  P.  E.  B.  which  is  available  and  suitable  for  manufacturing 
purposes,  and  any  number  of  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

BARRY,  PIKE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,647.  Situated  on  the  Wabash  Eailroad  about 
15  miles  east  of  the  Mississippi  river  and  East  Hannibal.  International 
money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt 
and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  from 
deep  wells. 

Barry  gets  a  water  pressure  from  high  towers  for  fighting  fires.  The 
city  has  three  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school. 
Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published. 

Barry  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  oats  and  wheat. 
Lime  stone  and  shale  are  found  in  unlimited  quantities. 

There  are  three  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ 
21  men.  Any  new  industry  wishing  to  locate  here  could  secure  any 
amount  of  land  adjoining  the  railroad,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be 
secured  in  this  and  adjoining  towns.  There  is  at  present  one  idle  factory 
building,  this  was  built  for  manufacturing  ice,  but  was  never  used. 
This  would  be  an  ideal  location  for  a  paving  brick  concern,  as  there  is 
an  unlimited  quantity  of  shale  that  by  test  makes  first  class  paving 
brick.  This  is  located  within  one-quarter  mile  of  railroad  with  an  ideal 
location  for  a  yard  and  "plenty  of  water. 

Some  inducements  would  be  offered  by  the  citizens  in  securing  some 
good  enterprise  to  locate  here. 


28  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

BATAVIA.,  KANE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  4,436.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and 
Quincy  Eailroad  about  10  miles  north  of  Aurora.  Tax  rate  for  county 
purposes  60  cents.  Township  45  cents  and  city  $1.86. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Both  gas  and  electric  light 
plants,  gas  being  furnished  at  $1.00  per  1,000  feet  and  electricity  at 
121/2  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of 
freight,  there  being  two  railroads.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished 
by  city  plant  at  8  cents  per  1,000  feet.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.40 
per  ton.  The  city  has  80  pounds  pressure  on  water  mains  for  fighting 
fires. 

Batavia  has  twelve  churches,  two  banks,  three  graded  and  two  high 
schools,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two 
weekly  newspapers  are  published. 

Batavia  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  oats  and  wheat. 
There  are  nine  manufacturing  industries  located  here,  which  employ 
922  men  and  79  women.  Any  new  industry  wishing  to  locate  here  could 
secure  at  least  10  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  C.  B.  &  Q.  Ey.,  and  plenty 
of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

As  an  inducement  to  secure  any  new  enterprise,  a  site  for  the  location 
of  same,  could  probably  be  obtained  free. 

BEARDSTOWN,  CASS  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  6.107.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  river  about  12 
miles  west  of  Virginia,  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes.  75  cents  and  city  65  cents.  Inter- 
national money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being  two  railroads 
besides  the  river.  Good  supply  of  water  furnished  by  city  water  plant. 
Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton.  Beardstown  has  a  volunteer  fire 
company,  nine  churches,  three  banks,  five  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  daily  and 
one  weekly  newspapers  are  published. 

Beardstown  is  surrounded  by  farms  where  corn,  wheat,  rye,  oats  and 
vegetables  are  grown.  Plenty  of  sand  of  a  commercial  value  is  found 
here.  There  are  about  fourteen  manufacturing  industries  located  here, 
which  employ  about  1,245  persons,  besides  these  shell  fishing  and  the 
fish  industry  gives  employment  to  about  300  men. 

Any  new  industry  would  be  welcomed  by  the  citizens,  there  are  150 
acres  of  land  which  would  be  available  and  suitable  for  factory  sites  and 
plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Good  inducements 
would  be  given  to  secure  additional  enterprises  to  locate  here. 

BELLEVILLE,  ST.  CLAIR  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  21,122.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central  Rail- 
road about  12  miles  southeast  of  East  St.  Louis  and  is  the  countv  seat. 


INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES.  29 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  68  cents  and  city  $1.60.  International 
money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants.  Excellent  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being  six  railroads. 

A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  deep  wells.  Coal  can  be 
bought  for  $1,25  per  ton. 

Belleville  has  a  first  class  paid  fire  department,  fifteen  churches,  three 
banks,  ten  graded  and  one  high  school.  Five  daily,  three  semi-weekly 
and  one  weekly  newspapers  are  published. 

Belleville  is  surrounded  by  farms  where  corn,  wheat,  oats  and  vege- 
tables are  grown.  Coal,  clay  and  shale  of  a  commercial  value  are  found 
here.  There  are  forty-two  manufacturing  industries  located  here.  Any 
new  industries  wishing  to  locate  here  could  secure  any  amount  of  land 
desired,  adjoining  the  railroads  and  at  least  5,000  persons  could  be 
secured  in  this  and  adjoining  cities  for  employment.  Some  inducements 
are  offered  by  the  business  men  of  the  city,  to  secure  additional  factories. 

BELVIDERE,  BOONE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  7,253.  Situated  on  two  lines  of  the  Chicago  & 
Northwestern  Railroad  and  an  electric  railroad  and  is  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice. .  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of 
water  is  furnished  for  household  purposes  from  artesian  wells.  Coal  can 
be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton.  • 

Belvidere  has  two  fire  companies,  eleven  churches,  four  banks,  two 
graded  and  high  schools  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curri- 
culum. One  weekly  and  semi-weekly  and  two  daily  newspapers  are 
published. 

Belvidere  is  surrounded  by  farms  where  corn,  oats  and  wheat  are 
grown.  Stone,  sand  and  clay  of  a  commercial  value  are  found  here. 
There  are  five  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ 
about  960  men  and  610  women. 

Any  new  industries  wishing  to  locate  here  could  secure  a  suitable  site 
adjoining  the  railroad  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employ- 
ment. Some  inducements  in  the  way  of  a  free  site,  and  some  financial 
aid  could  be  secured  by  any  enterprise  wishing  to  locate  here. 

BLUE  ISLAND,  COOK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  8,043.  Situated  on  the  C.  B.  &  Q.  and  Chicago, 
Bock  Island  and  Pacific  Railroads  about  15  miles  south  of  the  center  of 
Chicago. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.00  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  10 
cents  per  kilowatt. 

Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight;  there  being  five 
railroads,  a  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  from  artesian  wells  and 
the  river.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.10  per  ton. 

Blue  Island  has  a  volunteer  fire  department,  ten  churches,  one  bank, 
four  graded  and  one  high  school.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published. 


30  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

•Clay  of  a  commercial  'value  is  found,  there  being  at  present  four 
brick  yards  located  here. 

An}'  industry  locating  here  could  secure  a  suitable  site  near  the  rail- 
road/and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

BRACEVILLE,  GRUNDY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  971.    Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton  Eailroad. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  30  cents.  Township  $1.75,  city  $1.00 
and  hard  roads  $1.50. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Expect  to  have  gas  and  elec- 
tricity in  the  near  future.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of 
freight.  Poor  water  supply.  Coal  delivered  costs  $2.40  per  ton. 

Braceville  has  a  volunteer  fire  department,  one  church,  two  banks, 
three  graded,  and  one  high  school.  Coal  and  clay  of  a  commercial  value 
are  found  here.  There  are  four  factories  here  which  employ  15  men. 
Any  industry  wishing  to  locate  here  could  secure  a  site  adjoining  the 
railroad  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

BRAIDWOOD,  WILL  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,958.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton  Eailroad 
about  20  miles  south  of  Joliet. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  water  works  plant.  Screenings  can  be  bought  for  7Q 
cents  per  ton  and  other  grades  of  coal  in  proportion. 

Braidwood  has  a  hose  and  chemical  company  for  fighting  fires.  The 
city  has  four  churches,  one  bank,  and  three  graded  schools.  One  news- 
paper is  published. 

The  city  will  furnish  a  free  site  adjoining  the  railroad  to  any  in- 
dustry wishing  to  locate  here. 

BREESE,  CLINTON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,128.  Situated  on  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Eail- 
road about  8  miles  west  of  Carlyle,  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  60  cents.  Township  38  cents  and  city 
$1.17. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  plant  which  furnishes 
electricity  at  5  cents  for  power  and  9  cents  for  light  per  kilowatt.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  waterworks  plant.  Mine  run  coal  can  be  bought  for 
$1.12  per  ton. 

Breese  has  a  volunteer  fire  department,  three  churches,  one  bank  and 
two  graded  schools. 

One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Breese  is  surrounded  by  farms 
which  produce  corn,  wheat,  oats  and  other  agricultural  products  raised 
in  the  corn  belt.  Coal  and  clay  of  a  commercial  value  are  found  here. 
Any  industry  wishing  to  locate  here  could  secure  a  suitable  site  adjoin- 


INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES.  31 

ing  the  railroad  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
Liberal  inducements  would  be  given  by  the  citizens  to  securing  any  new 
industry. 

BROOKFIELD,  COOK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,186.  Situated  on  the  C.  B.  &  Q.  Eailroad  and 
is  a  suburb  of  Chicago  on  the  southwest. 

Gas  and  electric  light  plants.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  obtained 
from  artesian  wells. 

Brookfield  has  hydrants  and  hose  carts  for  fighting  fire,  four  churches 
and  four  graded  schools.  One  newspaper  is  published. 

There  are  no  industries  located  in  this  city,  it  being  solely  a  residence 
suburb  of  Chicago. 

BUNKER  HILL,  MACOUPIN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,046.  Situated  on  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  and  St.  Paul  Eailroad. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents.  Township  12  cents  and  city 
$3.25. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  from  8  cents  to  10  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities 
for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  supplied  by  wells.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  $1.25  per  ton.  The  city  has  a  chemical  and  steam 
engine  for  fighting  fires. 

Bunker  Hill  has  six  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school  and  an  academy.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published. 

Bunker  Hill  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  oats  and 
wheat.  Coal  and  clay  of  a  commercial  value  are  found  here.  There  are 
seven  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ  about  37 
men.  Any  new  concern  wishing  to  locate  here  would  be  acceptable, 
land  adjoining  the  railroad  would  be  available  for  a  site,  and  about  200 
persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  >  The  citizens  would  furnish 
good  locations  as  inducements  to  secure  desirable  industries. 

BYRON,  OGLE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  932.  Situated  on  the  Rock  river,  Chicago,  Mil- 
waukee &  St.  Paul  and  Chicago,  Great  Western  Railroads  about  10 
miles  north  of  Oregon  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and 
shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  pressure 
system. 

Byron  has  a  pressure  system  and  water  mains  as  a  means  of  fire  pro- 
tection, three  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school.  One 
weekly  newspaper  is  published.  There  is  a  large  quantity  of  sweet  corn 
raised  here,  and  it  is  also  a  dairy  country.  Sand  and  gravel  of  a  com- 
mercial value  are  found  here.  There  is  one  canning  factory  located  in 
this  place.  Any  concern  wishing  to  locate  here  could  secure  a  desirable 
location  adjoining  the  railroad.  There  is  an  unlimited  amount  of  land 
available  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 


32  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

CAIRO,  ALEXANDER  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  14,458.  Situated  on  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi 
rivers. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  99  cents  and  city  $1.43. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1,25  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  from 
6  cents  to  15  cents  per '  kilowatt.  Excellent  facilities  for  receipt  and 
shipment  of  freight,  there  being  seven  railroads  and  two  rivers.  A  good 
supply  of  filtered  water  is  furnished  from  the  Ohio  river. 

Coal  can  be  bought  at  from  $1,35  to  $2.00  per  ton. 

Cairo  has  a  fire  department  with  three  fire  stations,  twenty  churches, 
three  banks,  six  graded  and  two  high  schools,  with  manual  training  a 
part  of  the  school  curriculum. 

Two  daily  and  three  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  wheat, 
and  oats  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  seventy  manufacturing 
industries  located  here.  Any  concern  wishing  fine  transportation  facil- 
ities would  be  suited  to  this  locality,  several  hundred  acres  of  land  ad- 
joining the  railroads  or  rivers  would  be  available  and  suitable  for  sites, 
and  several  thousand  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

CAMBRIDGE,  HENRY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,272.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Eock  Island  and 
Pacific  Railroad  and  is  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  plant  at  40  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  ample 
fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $3.25  per  ton. 

Cambridge  has  five  churches,  three  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Three  weekly  newspapers  are  published. 

Cambridge  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  rye,  oats, 
barley  and  hay.  Clay  of  a  commercial  value  is  found  here.  There  is  one 
manufacturing  industry  located  here.  Any  industry  wishing  to  locate 
here  could  secure  considerable  land  close  to  the  railroad  for  a  site,  and 
plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

CAMP  POINT,  ADAMS  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,148.  Situated  on  the  C.  B.  &  Q.  and  Wabash 
Railroads  about  20  miles  northeast  of  Quincy,.  the  county  seat.  Tax  rate 
for  county  purposes  65  cents.  Township  10  cents  and  city  $1.20. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  from  10  cents  to  15  cents  per  kilowatt. 

Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of 
water  for  household  purposes  is  supplied  from  deep  wells.  Coal  can  be 
bought  for  $3.00  per  ton.  Camp  Point  has  two  small  fire  engines,  four 
churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school,  with  manual  train- 
ing a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published. 
There  is  one  creamery  located  here  which  employs  5  men.  Any  industry 
wishing  to  locate  here  could  secure  50  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  rail- 
road for  a  site. 


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CARBON  HILL,  GRUNDY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  820.  Situated  on  the  Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern 
railroad.  This  is  a  coal  mining  town,  the  railroad  being  only  for  the 
purpose  of  hauling  coal.  Carbon  Hill  has  one  church  and  one  graded 
school.  This  town  is  not  suitable  for  any  manufacturing  industry. 

CARMI,  WHITE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,833.  Situated  on  Louisville  &  Nashville,  and 
Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  railroads  and  is  the  county 
seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  7%  cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt 
and  shipment  of  freight..  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city 
plant,  the  cost  to  factories  is  $25.00  per  year.  Coal  can  be  bought  for 
$1.10  per  ton. 

Carmi  has  a  volunteer  fire  department,  ten  churches,  three  banks,, 
three  graded  and  one  high  school.  One  semi-weekly  and  two  weekly 
newspapers  are  published. 

Carmi  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  oats  and  wheat. 
Clay  and  shale  of  a  commercial  value  are  found  here.  There  are  nine 
manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ  61  men  and  16 
women. 

Any  industry  wishing  to  locate  here  could  secure  plenty  of  land  ad- 
joining the  railroad  and  about  200  men  and  400  women  could  be  secured 
for  employment. 

CARPEXTERSVILLE,  KANE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,128.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern 
railroad  about  15  miles  north  of  Geneva,  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  60  cents.  Township  5  cents  and  city 
$1.37. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.00  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  13^ 
cents  per  kilowatt.  Tair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight. 
The  city  will  vote  on  proposition  to  install  water  works  next  spring, 
good  prospects  for  same  to  carry.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.75  per  ton. 

Carpentersville  has  two  churches,  one  bank,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum. 

One  weekly  newspaper  is  published. 

Carpentersville  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  wheat, 
oats  and  other  agricultural  products.  Sand  and  gravel  of  a  commercial 
value  are  found  here.  There  are  three  manufacturing  industries  located 
here  which  employ  510  men  and  39  women.  Any  industry  wishing  to 
locate  here  could  secure  10  or  15  acres  of  land  with  the  railroad  running 
through  same.  At  least  200  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
As  an  inducement  for  the  location  of  a  factory,  the  citizens  would 
possibly  donate  the  site. 


34  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

CASEY,  CLARK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,157.  Situated  on  the  Vandalia,  and  the  Cin- 
cinnati, Hamilton  &  Dayton  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  fair  supply  of 
water  is  furnished  by  standpipe  at  a  cost  of  15  cents  per  1,000  gallons. 
Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Casey  has  the  latest  devices  for  fighting  fires.  The  city  has  nine 
churches,  three  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high  school,  with  manual 
training  as  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  newspapers  are  pub- 
lished here. 

Casey  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  fruit  and  vegetables. 
Coal  and  limestone  are  found  here,  there  are  also  oil  and  gas  wells. 
There  are  three  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ 
about  60  persons. 

There  are  80  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  railroads  which  is  available 
and  suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  at  least  500  persons  could  be  secured 
for  employment.  The  citizens  are  very  desirous  of  having  factories 
locate  here.  The  Commercial  Club  will  furnish  free  sites  and  some 
financial  aid  as  inducements  in  securing  new  industries  for  the  city. 

CERRO  GORDO,  PIATT  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  876.  Situated  on  the  Wabash  and  an  electric 
railway. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  15  cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt 
and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  wells 
and  water  mains  at  a  cost  of  15  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  Coal  can  be 
bought  for  $2.50  per  ton.  Cerro  Gordo  has  two  hose  carts  and  800  feet 
of  hose  with  a  water  pressure  of  45  pounds  at  hydrants  for  fighting 
fires.  The  city  has  five  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published. 

Cerro  Gordo  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  wheat,  oats 
and  other  products  raised  in  the  corn  belt.  This  is  practically  an  agri- 
cultural district. 

CHAMPAIGN,  CHAMPAIGN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  12,421.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central;  Cleve- 
land, Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis;  Wabash  and  electric  railroads 
and  adjoins  Urbana,  the  county  seat.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  50 
cents  and  township  '$1.34. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Gas  being  furnished  to  factories  at  $1.00  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  elec- 
tricity at  12!/o  cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  ship- 
ment of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  Urbana  and 
Champaign  Water  Company  at  6  cents  per  1,000  gallons. 

Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.50  per  ton. 


INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES.  35 

Champaign  has  a  paid  fire  department,  ten  .churches.,  six  banks,  eleven 
graded  and  one  high  school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school 
curriculum.  The  Illinois  State  University  is  located  here.  Three  daily 
newspapers  are  published. 

Champaign  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  wheat,  oats, 
fruit  and  other  products  raised  in  the  corn  belt. 

There  are  about  fourteen  manufacturing  industries  located  here. 
There  are  about  100  acres  of  land  available  and  suitable  for  additional 
factory  sites,  and  about  500  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

CHATSWORTH,  LIVINGSTON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,112.  Situated  on  the  Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western 
and  Illinois  Central  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  city  purposes  $2.50. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  from  deep  wells  by  air  pressure,  a  special  rate  being  made 
to  factories.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.50  per  ton. 

Chatsworth  has  good  fire  protection,  five  churches,  two  banks,  and 
two  graded  schools  which  include  high  school  courses. 

Chatsworth  is  surrounded '  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  wheat,  oats 
and  other  products.  Clay  and  sand  of  a  commercial  value  are  found 
here.  There  are  five  manufacturing  industries  located  here.  Any  in- 
dustry wishing  to  locate  here,  could  secure  any  amount  of  land  near  the 
railroad  for  a  site,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
Some  inducements  would  be  given  by  the  citizens  in  securing  additional 
factories. 

CHESTER,  EANDOLPH  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,747.  Situated  on  the  Mississippi  river;  St. 
Louis,  Iron  Mountain  &  Southern;  Wabash,  Chester  &  Western,  and 
Illinois  Southern  railroads  and  is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  52  cents  and  city  $1.10.  International 
money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity  being  furnished 
at  8  cents  per  kilowatt.  Excellent  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of 
freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  from  waterworks,  .at  a 
cost  of  10  cents  to  30  cents  per  1,000  gallons,  according  to  quantity  used. 
Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.60  per  ton. 

Chester  has  a  volunteer  fire  department,  eight  churches,  three  banks, 
nine  graded  and  one  high  school.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published. 

Chester  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn  wheat,  oats,  fruit 
and  vegetables.  Coal,  clay,  sand  and  stone  of  a  commercial  value  are 
found  here.  There  are  eight  manufacturing  industries  located  here 
which  employ  152  men  and  120  women. 

Any  industry  wishing  to  locate  here  would  be  welcomed  by  the  citizens, 
about  a  mile  of  river  front  and  other  lands,  most  of  it  adjoining  the  three 
railroads,  would  be  available  and  very  desirable  for  factory  sites.  About 
500  persons  could  be  secured  in  this  and  adjoining  cities  for  employ- 
ment. '  The  Chester  Business  Club  offers  very  liberal  inducements  to 
secure  additional  factories  for  the  city. 


36  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

CHICAGO  HEIGHTS,  COOK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  14,525.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Eastern 
Illinois ;  Southern  Indiana ;  Michigan  Central ;  Elgin,  Joliet  and  Eastern 
and  an  electric  railroad,  and  is  about  27  miles  south  of  Chicago. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Excellent  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply 
of  water  is  furnished  by  city  waterworks  plant  at  a  cost  of  4  cents  to  15 
cents  per  1,000  gallons,  according  to  the  quantity  used.  Coal  can  be 
bought  for  $1..75  per  ton. 

Chicago  Heights  has  a  good  fire  department,  about  fifteen  churches, 
three  banks,  ten  graded  and  one  high  school,  with  manual  training  a 
part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published. 
Clay  of  a  commercial  value  is  found  here.  There  are  about  forty-five 
manufacturing  industries  located  here. 

There  are  at  least  500  acres  of  land,  all  located  on  the  railroads,  which 
would  be  available  and  suitable  for  any  industry  seeking  a  site.  Any 
-amount  of  help  desired  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

CLINTON,  DE"WITT  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  5,516.  Situated  on  three  lines  of  the  Illinois 
Central  railroad  and  also  an  electric  line  and  is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  45  cents.  Township  10  cents  and  city 
$1.32. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.25  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  20 
cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight. 
Water  is  furnished  by  pumps,  a  special  rate  would  be  made  to  factories. 
Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.50  per  ton.  Clinton  has  a  paid  fire  depart- 
ment, nine  churches,  three  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high  school,  with 
manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  daily  and  one 
weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Clinton  is  surrounded  by  farms 
which  produce  corn,  wheat,  oats  and  other  products  grown  in  central 
Illinois.  Clay  and  sand  of  a  commercial  value  are  found  here.  Any 
manufacturing  industry  seeking  a  location  could  secure  any  amount  of 
land  desired,  adjoining  the  railroad,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured 
for  employment.  The  citizens  offer  some  inducements  to  secure  the 
location  of  factories  here. 

COAL  CITY,  GRUNDY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,667.  Situated  on  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 
Fe ;  Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern,  and  the  Chicago  &  Alton  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  40  cents.  Township  18  cents  and  city 
$1.20. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  3  cents  per  kilowatt  for  power  and  9  cents  for  light- 
ing. Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply 
of  water  is  furnished  by  city  plant  at  a  cost  of  5  cents  per  1,000  gallons. 
The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.50  per  ton. 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  37 

Coal  City  has  four  churches,  one  bank  and  ten  graded  schools.  One 
weekly  newspaper  is  published  here.  Coal  is  the  principal  product  and 
is  mined  here  in  large  quantities.  Clay  and  sand  of  a  commercial  value 
are  also  found  here.  There  are  three  manufacturing  industries  located 
here,  which  employ  225  men  and  100  women.  There  are  200  acres  of 
land  adjoining  the  railroads,  which  is  available  and  suitable  for  ad- 
ditional factory  sites  and  at  least  500  men  and  200  women  could  be 
secured  for  employment. 

The  citizens  would  give  the  sites  free,  as  inducements  to  secure  addi- 
tional factories. 

COLUMBIA,  MONROE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2*,076.  Situated  on  the  Mobile  and  Ohio  railroad 
aboiit  8  miles  north  of  Waterloo,  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  by 
wells.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.45  per  ton. 

Columbia  has  a  volunteer  fire  department,  four  churches,  one  bank, 
one  public  and  one  private  graded  school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is 
published. 

Columbia  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn  and  wheat. 

Limestone  of  a  commercial  value  is  found  here.  There  are  two  manu- 
facturing industries  located  here  which  employ  130  men.  A  brick  yard, 
canning  factory  and  shoe  factory  would  be  suited  to  this  locality,  30  to 
40  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  railroad  would  be  available  and  suitable 
for  factory  sites  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  in  this  and  adjoin- 
ing cities  for  employment.  The  citizens  would  probably  give  the  sites 
free  to  secure  additional  factories. 

CUBA,  FULTON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,019.  Situated  on  the  Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western 
and  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy'  railroads  about  10  miles  north  of 
Lewistown,  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  10  cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and 
shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  from  wells.  Coal  can  be  bought 
for  $1.40  per  ton. 

Cuba  has  three  churches,  two  banks  and  one  graded  school.  One 
weekly  newspaper  is  published. 

Cuba  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn  and  wheat.  Coal  is 
mined  here  in  large  quantities.  Any  factory  seeking  a  location  could 
secure  plenty  of  ground  here,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for 
employment. 

DANVILLE,  VERMILION  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  27,871.  Situated  on  the  Wabash;  Chicago  & 
Eastern  Illinois;  two  branches  of  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  & 
St.  Louis,  and  an  electric  railroad  and  is  the  county  seat. 


38  BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTIQS. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  46  cents.  Township  4  cents  and  city 
$1.46. ' 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  85  cents  to  $1.12i/2  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and 
electricity  at  2  cents  to  13i/2  cents  per  kilowatt.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  from  private  waterworks  plant.  Good  facilities  for  receipt 
and  shipment  of  freight.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.25  per  ton. 

Danville  has  a  paid  fire  department,  thirty-seven  churches,  six  banks, 
fourteen  graded  and  one  high  school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the 
school  curriculum.  Two  daily  newspapers  are  published. 

Danville  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  wheat,  oats  and 
other  products  raised  in  central  Illinois.  Shate,  clay  and  sand  of  a 
commercial  value  are  found  here. 

There  are  fifteen  manufacturing  industries  located  here,  which  employ 
2,496  men  and  78  women.  There  are  about  500  acres  of  land,  adjoining 
the  railroads,  which  is  available  and  suitable  for  additional  factory  sites, 
and  any  amount  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  The  Danville 
Industrial  Club  will  give  free  sites  to  any  factory  wishing  to  locate  here. 

DECATUR,  MACON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  31,140.  Situated  on  the  Wabash;  Vandalia;  Cin- 
cinnati, Hamilton  &  Dayton;  Illinois  Central,  and  an  electric  railroad 
and  is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  48  cents.  Township  61  cents  and  city 
$1.67. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plant, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.10  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  10 
cents  to  15  cents  per  kilowatt,  with  a  discount  of  10  per  cent  to  40  per 
cent,  according  to  the  amount  used  each  month.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  city  plant  at  a  cost  of  5  cents  to  8  cents  per  1,000  gallons, 
according  to  the  amount  used  each  quarter.  Excellent  facilities  for 
receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.25  per  ton. 
Decatur  has  a  paid  fire  department,  forty  churches,  four  banks,  fourteen 
graded  and  one  high  school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school 
curriculum.  Two  daily  and  one  weekly  newspapers  are  published. 

Decatur  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  wheat,  oats  and 
other  products  raised  in  the  corn  belt  of  Illinois.  Clay,  sand  and  gravel 
of  a  commercial  value  are  found  here. 

There  are  about  200  manufacturing  industries  located  here.  Any 
industry  seeking  a  location  could  secure  an  unlimited  amount  of  land, 
with  a  frontage  on  the  railroad,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for 
employment.  There  is  a  vacant  plant  here,  with  three  brick  buildings, 
of  three  stories  each,  which  could  probably  be  secured  by  a  concern  wish- 
ing it. 

The  Decatur  Chamber  of  Commerce  will  furnish  free  sites  to  factories 
dessiring  to  locate  here. 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  39 

DOWNERS  GROVE,  DuPAGE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,601.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and 
Quincy  railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Good  water  supply  from 
artesian  wells.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.65  per  ton. 

Downers  Grove  has  standpipe  and  direct  pump  for  fire  fighting.  This 
city  has  six  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high  school,  with 
manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  weekly  news- 
paper is  published.  Downers  Grove  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  pro- 
duce corn,  oats,  wheat,  hay  and  dairy  products.  There  are  three  manu- 
facturing industries  located  here  which  employ  40  men.  Any  new  in- 
dustry seeking  a  location,  could  secure  any  amount  of  land  desired 
adjoining  the  railroad  for  a  site,  and  at  least  200  persons  could  be  secured 
for  employment.  The  citizens  will  give  free  sites,  as  an  inducement  to 
secure  additional  factories  to  locate  here. 

DuQuoiN,  PERRY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  5,454.    Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central  railroad. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  60  cents  and  city  $1.20. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.00  to  $1.25  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity 
at  3  cents  to  10  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  ship- 
ment of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  water  company 
at  a  cost  of  3  cents  to  10  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  Coal  can  be  bought 
for  $1.50  per  ton. 

The  city  is  provided  with  a  good  fire  department. 

DuQuoin  has  eight  churches,  three  banks,  eight  graded  and  four  high 
schools.  Two  daily  and  two  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  DuQuoin 
is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  broom-corn,  corn,  wheat  and  oats. 
A  good  supply  of  clay  of  a  commercial  value  is  found  here.  There  are 
six  factories  located  here,  which  employ  64  men  and  3  women.  There 
is  land  adjoining  the  railroad  which  is  available  and  suitable  for  addi- 
tional factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help,  especially  women,  could  be  secured 
for  employment.  The  city  will  give  free  taxes  to  factories  locating  here. 

EARLVILLE,  LASALLE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1010,  1,059.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy,  and  Chicago  &  Northwestern  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  by 
stand-pipe.  Organized  fire  department.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.25 
per  ton.  Earlville  has  four  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one 
high  school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  A  good  supply  of  clay 
is  found  here.  Two  manufacturing  industries  are  located  here  which 
employ  18  men. .  Any  factory  seeking  a  location  could  secure  40  acres  of 
land  adjoining  the  railroads  for  a  site,  and  about  50  persons  could  be 
secured  for  employment. 


40  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

EAST  DUBUQUE,  JODAVIESS  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,253.  Situated  on  the  Mississippi  river,  about 
14  miles  northwest  of  Galena,  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being  besides  the 
river,  four  railroads.  Good  supply  of  water  furnished  by  stand-pipe. 
The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $3.00  per 
ton.  East  Dubuque  has  two  churches,  one  bank,  six  graded  and  one 
high  school.  One  newspaper  is  published.  Sand  and  clay  of  a  com- 
mercial value  are  found  here.  There  are  four  factories  located  here, 
which  employ  26  men.  There  are  at  least  100  acres  of  land,  lying  be- 
tween the  railroad  and  river  which  is  available  and  suitable  for  factory 
sites,  and  100  men  and  100  women  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
The  citizens  would  give  some  assistance  in  securing  factories  to  locate 
here. 

EAST  ST.  Louis,  ST.  CLAIR  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  58,547.     Situated  on  the  Mississippi  river. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  48  cents  and  city  $1.38. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  to  factories  at  75  cents  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and 
electricity  at  5  cents  per  kilowatt.  As  good  facilities  for  receipt  and  ship- 
ment of  freight,  as  any  city  in  the  United  States,  there  being  besides 
the  river,  twenty-two  railroads. 

An  excellent  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city  water  company  at 
5  cents  to  7  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  Excellent  fire  department.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  $1.00  per  ton. 

East  St.  Louis  has  twenty  churches,  four  banks,  twenty-two  graded 
and  two  high  schools,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curri- 
culum. Two  daily  and  two  weekly  newspapers  are  published. 

East  St.  Louis  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  wheat, 
oats,  potatoes  and  other  garden  products.  Clay,  sand  and  stone  of  a 
commercial  value  are  found  here,  there  are  also  many  coal  mines  located 
in  this  vicinity. 

East  St.  Louis  is  the  largest  horse  and  mule  market  in  the  world,  five 
of  the  largest  packing  houses  are  also  located  here,  besides  these  there  are 
fifty-one  factories  which  employ  9,814  men  and  300  women.  Any  manu- 
facturing industry  seeking  a  location,  could  secure  any  amount  of  land 
desired,  adjoining  the  railroad,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for 
employment. 

Woolen,  cotton,  shoe  and  glass  factories  would  be  well  suited  to  this 
locality,  although  the  citizens  would  welcome  any  kind  of  additional 
manufacturing  industries,  and  would  probably  donate  sites  and  give  some 
financial  aid  in  securing  factories  to  locate  here. 

EDWARDSVILLE,  MADISON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  5,014.  Situated  on  Toledo,  St.  Louis  &  Western 
railroad,  about  8  miles  east  of  the  Mississippi  river  and  is  the  county 
seat. 


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The  total  tax  rate  on  city  property  is  about  $5.75. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  3  cents  to  12  cents  per  kilowatt.  Excellent  facilities 
for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being  four  railroads  and  three 
interurban  lines.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  from  deep  wells, 
at  8  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  a  paid  fire  department.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  90  cents  per  ton. 

Edwardsville  has  nine  churches,  three  banks,  one  graded  and  one 
high  school.  One  daily  and  semi-weekly  and  one  weekly  newspapers 
are  published. 

There  are  a  number  of  coal  mines  in  this  vicinity,  besides  these  there 
are  about  ten  manufacturing  industries  located  here.  There  is  an  un- 
limited amount  of  land  near  the  railroads  which  is  available  and  suitable 
for  factory  sites,  and  at  least  1,000  persons  could  be"  secured  for  employ- 
ment. There  are  no  special  inducements  offered  by  the  citizens  to  secure 
additional  factories. 

ELGIN,  KANE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910.  25,976.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 
St.  Paul  and  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  60  cents.  Township  4  cents  and  city 
$1.13. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plant, 
gas  being  furnished  at  50  cents  to.  $1.00  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  elec- 
tricity at  4  cents  to  8  cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt 
and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being  besides  the  two  steam  railroads,  four 
-electric  lines:  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city- waterworks, 
at  6  cents  to  18  cents  per  1,000  cubic  feet.  Good  fire  department,  with 
seven  stations.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $4.50  per  ton. 

Elgin  has  twenty-six  churches,  six  banks,  fourteen  graded  and  one 
high  school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum. 

Two  daily  and  three  weekly  newspapers  are  published.-  Dairy  products 
and  vegetables  are  produced  to  a  great  extent  in  this  community.  Large 
deposits  of  gravel  are  found  here.  There  are  about  sixty  manufacturing 
industries  located  here,  which  employ  about  3,929  men  and  2,514  women. 
Any  manufacturing  industry  seeking  a  location,  could  secure  any  amount 
of'  land  required,  adjoining  the  railroad,  and  at  least  1,200  persons 
could  be  secured  for  employment.  The  inducements  offered  by  the 
citizens,  will  depend  entirely  upon  the  value  of  the  industry,  and  the 
number  of  persons  which  they  will  employ. 

ELMWOOD,  PEORIA  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,390.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  railroad.  International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light 
plant.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good 
supply  of  water  is  furnished  from  city  plant.  The  city  is  provided  with 
hose  carts  for  fire  fighting.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Elmwood  has  four  churches,  one  bank,  one  graded  and  one  high 
.school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  There  is  one  industry 


42  BUREAU   OP   LABOR  STATISTICS. 

located  here  which  employs  eight  men.  There  is  plenty  of  land  close  to 
the  railroad  available  for  a  factory  site,  but  only  about  25  persons  could 
be  secured  in  this  city  for  employment. 

EUREKA,  WQODFORD  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,525.  Situated  on  the  Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western, 
and,  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  railroads  and  is  the  county  seat. 
This  city  has  no  manufacturing  industries,  and  does  not  desire  any. 

EVANSTON,  COOK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  24,978.  Situated  on  Lake  Michigan,  about  12 
miles  north  of  Chicago. 

Evanston  is  a  suburb  of  Chicago  and  is  essentially  a  city  of  homes, 
and  does  not  want  any  manufacturing  concerns  to  locate  there. 

FAIRBURY,  LIVINGSTON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,505.  Situated  on  the  Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western, 
and  the  Wabash  railroads,  about  12  miles  southeast  of  Pontiac,  the 
county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  30  cents.  Township  4  cents  and  city 
$1.27. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant;  electricity 
being  furnished  at  3y2  cents  to  10  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities 
for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  .  Water  is  furnished  from  deep  wells, 
at  30  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Fairbury  has  seven  churches,  five  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two 
weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Coal,  sand  and  gravel  of  a  commer- 
cial value  are  found  here.  There  is  a  tract  of  five  acres  adjoining  the 
railroad  which  is  available  for  a  factory  site,  and  plenty  of  help  could 
be  secured  for  employment. 

FARMER  CITY,  DsWiTT  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,603.  Situated  on  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis,  and  the  Illinois  Central  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  15  cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and 
shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  the  city, 
from  artesian  wells,  at  15  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  a 
volunteer  fire  department.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.88  per  ton. 

Farmer  City  has  six  churches,  two  banks  and  one  graded  school.  Two 
weekly  newspapers  are  published. 

Farmer  City  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  wheat  and 
oats.  There  is  a  good  coal  vein  here,  but  it  is  undeveloped.  Clay  and 
sand  of  a  commercial  value  are  found  here.  There  are  three  industries 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  .  43 

here  which  employ  32  men  and  1  woman.  Industries  which  would  be 
well  suited  to  this  locality  are  paper  mill,  foundry,  coal  mine,  canning 
factory  and  ice  factory.  Any  industry  seeking  a  location,  could  secure 
considerable  land  adjoining  the  railroad  for  a  site,  and  about  200  persons 
could  be  secured  for  employment.  The  citizens  will  give  some  induce- 
ments in  securing  desirable  industries  for  the  city. 

FARMINGTON,  FULTON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,421.  Situated  on  Iowa  Central,  and  the  Chi- 
cago, Burlington  &  Quincy  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Good  supply  of  water 
furnished  from  deep  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  $1.55  per  ton. 

Farmington  has  twelve  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Coal  and  clay  of  a  commercial  value  are  found  here.  Any 
industry  seeking  a  location  could  secure  20  acres  of  land  adjoining  the 
railroad  and  about  1,000  persons  could  be  secured  in, this  vicinity  for 
employment.  The  citizens  are  very  desirous  of  having  factories  locate 
here,  and  liberal  inducements  will  be  offered  to  any  seeking  a  location. 

FLORA,  CLAY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,704.  Situated  on  the  two  lines  of  the  Baltimore 
&  Ohio  railroad,  about  7  miles  south  of  Louisville,  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  10  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and 
shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  from  deep 
wells  at  present,  but  the  city  is  constructing  waterworks  and  sewerage 
system.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  90 
cents  per  ton.  Flora  has  ten  churches,  two  banks,  three  graded  and  one 
high  school.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published. 

Flora  is  surrounded  by  farms  which  produce  corn,  wheat,  oats  and 
potatoes.  The  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Eailroad  shops  are  located  here  and 
employ  300  men.  Any  industry  seeking  a  location  could  secure  any 
amount  of  land  desired  adjoining  the  railroad  as  a  site,  and  plenty  of 
help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

FORRESTON,  OGLE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  870.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  and  the  Illinois  Central  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  by  city  water  plant.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  80  cents  per  ton. 

Forreston  has  seven  churches,  one  bank,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One 
weekly  newspaper  is  published.  There  is  one  manufacturing  industry 


44  BUREAU   OF    LABOK   STATISTICS/ 

located  here  which  employs  12  men  and  30  women.  Any  additional 
concerns  seeking  a  location,  could  secure  any  amount  of  land  desired 
adjoining  the  railroads.,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employ- 
ment. 

The  citizens  would  probably  furnish  free  sites  and  give  some  financial 
aid  in  securing  desirable  manufacturing  industries. 

FREEPORT,  STEPIIENSON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  17,567.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 
St.  Paul;  Illinois  Central;  Chicago  &  Northwestern;  and  an  electric 
railroad  and  is  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plant. 
Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of 
water  is  furnished  by  waterworks.  The  city  has  a  paid  fire  department. 

Preeport  has  fifteen  churches,  five  banks,  seven  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Four 
newspapers  are  published.  There  are  thirteen  manufacturing  industries 
located  here  which  employ  2,625  men  and  125  women. 

GALENA,  JODAVIESS  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  4,835.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central;  Chicago,. 
Burlington  &  Quincy,  and  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern  railroads,  and  is 
the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  65  cents.  Township  25  cents  and  city 
$3.00. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plant,, 
gas  being  furnished  for  $1.75  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at 
2  cents  to  15  cents  per  kilowatt. 

Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply 
of  water  is  furnished  from  artesian  wells,  at  10  cents  to  20  cents  per 
1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  a  good  fire  department.  Coal  can  be  bought 
for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Galena  has  nine  churches,  two  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  daily 
and  one  weekly,  newspapers  are  published.  Lead,  zinc,  clay  and  lime- 
stone are  found  here.  There  are  twelve  manufacturing  industries  here, 
which  employ  145  men  and  40  women.  Any  industry  seeking  a  location 
could  secure  about  20  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  railroad,  which  is 
available  and  suitable  for  a  site,  and  about  200  men  and  50  women  could 
be  secured  for  employment; 

GENEVA,  KANE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,451.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern, 
and  an  electric  railroad,  and  is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  60  cents.  Township  79  cents  and  city 
$1.43. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plant, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.00  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  10 


INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES.  45 

cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight. 
A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  the  city  at  121/2  cents  per  1,000 
gallons.  The  city  has  a  volunteer  fire  department  of  twenty  men.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  $3.30  per  ton. 

Geneva  has  seven  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school.,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two 
weekly  newspapers  are  published.  There  are  eight  manufacturing  in- 
dustries here,  which  employ  365  men  and  25  women.  Any  industry 
seeking  a  location  would  be  welcomed  by  the  citizens,  there  is  any  amount 
of  land  desired  close  to  the  railroad  available  and  suitable  for  a  site, 
and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  A  site  would 
probably  be  furnished  free  to  any  concern  locating  here. 

GENOA,  DEKALB  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,257.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,,  Milwaukee  & 
St.  Paul,  and  the  Illinois  Central  railroads,  and  an  electric  line. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  37  cents,  township  36  cents  and  city 
$2.83. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  city  plant  at  7  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has 
ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Genoa  has  four  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  weekly  news- 
paper is  published.  Sugar  beets  are  raised  in  this  vicinity,  and  clay  of  a 
commercial  value  is  found  here. 

Genoa  has  three  industries  which  employ  185  men  and  75  women. 

Any  concern  seeking  a  location  could  secure  any  amount  of  land 
desired  adjoining  the  railroad  for  a  site,  and  at  least  200  persons  could 
be  secured  for  employment.  The  citizens  would  probably  donate  a  site 
as  an  inducement,  to  secure  any  additional  enterprise. 

GERMANTOWN,  CLINTON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  711.  Situated  on  the  Southern  railroad.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  from 
wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 

Germantowri  has  one  church,  one  bank,  and  two  graded  schools.  Corn, 
wheat  and  oats  are  raised  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  three  manu- 
facturing industries  located  here.  There  are  10  acres  of  land,  near  the 
railroad,  which  would  be  available  and  suitable  for  a  factory  site,  and 
about  300  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Some  inducements 
would  be  given  by  the  citizens,  to  secure  the  location  of  any  additional 
factories  here. 

GIBSON  CITY,  FORD  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,086.  Situated  on  the  Lake  Erie  and  Western; 
Illinois  Central,  and  the  Wabash  railroads. 


46  BUREAU    OF   LABOR   STATISTICS. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  city  plant.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Gibson  City  has  eight  churches,  two  banks  and  one  graded  school,  and 
a  high  school  is  being  constructed.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  pub- 
lished. Corn,  oats  and  wheat  are  raised  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  five 
manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ  234  men  and  100 
-women.  Any  industry  seeking  a  location  would  be  welcomed  by  the 
-citizens,  and  about  640  acres  adjoining  the  railroad,  would  be  available 
.and  suitable  for  a  site,  about  500  persons  could  be  secured  for  employ- 
.ment. 

The  Gibson  Commercial  Club,  will  give  inducements  to  secure  the  loca- 
tion of  factories  here. 

GILMAN,  IROQUOIS  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,305.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central,  and  the 
Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  by  city  plant.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can 
be  bought  for  $1.80  per  ton. 

Gilman  has  six  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school. 
One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Corn,  oats,  wheat,  clover  and 
timothy  hay  are  raised  in  this  vicinity.  Clay  of  a  commercial  value  is 
found  here.  There  is  a  tile  and  brick  plant  located  here  which  employs 
about  15  men.  Any  manufacturing  industry  seeking  a  location,  could 
secure  plenty  of  land  .near  the  railroad  for  a  site,  and  about  100  persons 
•could  be  secured  for  employment.  Some  inducements  would  be  given  by 
the  citizens  to  secure  desirable  industries  for  the  city. 

GIRARD,  MACOUPIN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,891.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy;  the  Chicago  &  Alton;  and  an  electric  railroad. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  62  cents. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  The  city  has  a  poor  supply 
of  water,  but  has  ample  fire  protection. 

Girard  has  eight  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high  school. 
One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Coal  and  clay  of  a  commercial  value 
.are  found  here.  There  is  one  industry  located  here. 

Any  additional  industry  seeking  a  location  could  secure  40  or  50  acres 
adjoining  the  railroad  for  a  site,  and  about  200  persons  could  be  secured 
'for  employment. 

GLENCOE,  COOK  COUNTY. 

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Population  in  1910,  1,899.  Glencoe.  is  a  suburban  residence  com- 
•munity  and  offers  no  opportunities  for  the  development  of  industrial 
tfirms  . 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  47 

G'OLCONDA,  POPE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,088.  Situated  on  the  Ohio  river,  and  the  Illi- 
nois Central  railroad,  and  is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents  and  city  90  cents. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  from  river  and  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 
Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.25  per  ton. 

Golconda  has  eight  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published. 

Wheat,  beans  and  tomatoes  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Stone,  lead 
and  zinc  are  found  here.  There  are  six  manufacturing  industries  located1 
here.  Any  additional  concerns  seeking  a  location  could  secure  at  least 
100  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  railroad  and  river,  and  about  1,500 
persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Free  sites  and  exemption 
from  city  taxation  for  from  three  to  five  years,  will  be  given  as  induce- 
ment in  securing  factories  for  the  city. 

GRANITE  CITY,  MADISON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  9,903.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton  railroad 
about  5  miles  north  of  East  St.  Louis.  • 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  70^  cents.  Township  7  cents  and  city 
$3.00.- 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Excellent  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being 
seven  railroads.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  from  the  Missis- 
sippi river.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought 
for  $1.50  per  ton. 

Granite  City  has  ten  churches,  three  banks,  three  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  daily 
newspapers  are  published.  An  abundance  of  white  sand,  and  some  clay 
are  found  here.  There  are  twelve  manufacturing  industries  located  here 
which  employ  9,075  men  and  900  women.  There  are  1,000  acres  of  land, 
most  of  which  adjoins  the  railroads,  which  is  available  and  suitable  for 
factory  sites  and  10,000  persons  could  be  secured  in  this  vicinity  for 
employment.  The  Commercial  Club  will  give  some  inducements  to 
secure  factories  for  the  city. 

GRAYVILLEJ  WHITE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,940.     Situated  on  Wabash  river. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being  besides  the 
river,  two  railroads.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  water- 
works. The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 

Grayville  has  eight  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school.  One  newspaper  is  published.  Coal  and  shale  are  found  here. 
There  are  five  manufacturing  industries  located  here. 


48  BUREAU   OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

There  is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  the  railroads,  which  is  available  and 
suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  200  persons  could  be  secured  for  em- 
ployment. 

Any  industry  locating  here  will  be  exempt  from  city  taxation  and 
light  and  water  will  be  furnished  at  cost. 

GRIGGSVILLE,  PIKE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,262.  Situated  on  the  Wabash  railroad.  Tax 
rate  for  county  purposes  65  cents.  Township  $1.40  an'd  city  $4.00. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  from  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be 
bought  for  $3.00  per  ton. 

Griggsville  has  four  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Wheat  and  corn  are 
grown  in  this  vicinity.  Clay  of  a  commercial  value  is  found  here.  The 
only  industry  located  here  is  a  flour  mill.  -There  is  plenty  of  land  avail- 
able for  factory  sites  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
There  are  no  inducements  offered  to  secure  factories  for  the  city. 

HARRISBURG,  SALINE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  5,309.  Situated  on  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis;  and  Galatia,  Harrisburg  and  Southeastern  rail- 
roads, and  is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  $1.05.  Township  28  cents  and  city 
$1.65. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Plenty  of  water  is  fur- 
nished by  waterworks,  but  not  of  the  best  quality  for  household  purposes. 
The  city  has  an  organized  fire  department. 

Harrisburg  has  twelve  churches,  four  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two 
weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Corn  and  tomatoes  are  grown  in  this 
vicinity.  Coal  and  clay  of  a  commercial  value  are  found  here.  There 
are  two  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ  75  men. 
Any  industry  seeking  a  location  could  secure  any  amount  of  land  desired, 
near  or  adjoining  the  railroad,  and  about  1,000  men  and  500  women 
could  be  secured  for  employment.  The  citizens  will  give  as  inducements 
in  securing  factories,  either  a  free  site  or  a  cash  bonus. 

HARVARD,  McHENRY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  3,008.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern 
railroad.  International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light 
plants.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good 
supply  of  water  is  furnished  from  artesian  wells.  The  city  has  ample 
fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.65  per  ton. 

Harvard  has  six  churches,  two  binks,  two  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  weekly 


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newspapers  are  published.  There  are  four  manufacturing  industries 
located  here  which  employ  259  men  and  15  women.  There  are  400  acres 
of  land  adjoining  the  railroad  which  is  available  and  suitable  for  addi- 
tional factory  sites,  and  400  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
Good  inducements  will  be  offered  by  the  citizens  in  securing  desirable 
industries  for  the  city. 

HARVEY,  COOK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  7,227.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central,  Chicago 
&  Eastern  Illinois,  and  Grand  Trunk  railroads. 

International  mone}r  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Excellent  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply 
of  water  is  furnished  by  a  private  corporation.  The  city  has  ample  fire 
protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.50  per  ton. 

Harvey  has  ten  churches,  two  banks,  six  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  newspapers 
are  published.  There  are  sixteen  manufacturing  industries  located  here 
which  employ  4,130  men.  There  are  300  acres  of  land  near  the  rail- 
roads which  are  available  and  suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  over  1,000 
persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  The  citizens  will  give  free 
sites  and  some  financial  aid  as  inducements  in  securing  additional  enter- 
prises for  the  city. 

HENRY,  MARSHALL  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,687.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  river,  and  the 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  by  waterworks.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can 
be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Henry  has  eleven  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  two  high 
schools,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two 
newspapers  are  published.  There  are  ten  acres  of  land  close  to  the  rail- 
road and  river,  which. is  available  and  suitable  for  factory  sites,  and 
plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  The  citizens  will  give 
some,  inducements  to  secure  factories  for  the  city. 

HERRIN,  WILLIAMSON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  6,861.  Situated  on  the  St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain 
&  Southern;  Illinois  Central;  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy,  and  the 
Chicago,  Zeigler  &  Gulf  railroads.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  36 
cents.  Township  6  cents  and  city  $1.52. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Excellent 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  waterworks  plant  is 
being  installed  .at  the  present  time.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 
Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.15  per  ton. 


50  BUREAU   OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Herrin  has  six  churches,  three  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  newspapers 
arc  published.  This  is  a  good  coal  mining  district.  There  are  two 
manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ  17  men. 

There  are  500  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  railroads  which  is  available 
and  suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for 
employment.  Liberal  inducements  would  be  given  to  secure  factories  for 
the  city. 

HIGHLAND  PARK,  LAKE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  4,209.  Situated  on  Lake  Michigan.  There  is  one 
steam  and  one  electric  railroad  through  this  city. 

This  is  a  residence  city  only,  no  factories  are  permitted  to  locate  here. 

HIGH  WOOD,  LAKE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,219.  Situated  on  Lake  Michigan.  Tax  rate 
for  county  purposes  75  cents.  Township  9  cents  and  city  $2.17. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plant, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.00  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  10 
cents  per  kilowatt. 

Good  facilities  for  .receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being  besides 
the  lake  two  railroads.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  plant  at 
11  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can 
be  bought  for  $3.00  per  ton. 

Highwood  has  two  churches,  one  graded  and  one  high  school,  with 
manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  There  are  four  square 
blocks  of  property,  located  along  switch  tracks,  which  is  available  and 
suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  500  persons  could  be  secured  for  employ- 
ment. 

Some  inducements  might  be  given  by  the  citizens  to  secure  factories 
for  the  city. 

HlNSDALE,  DuPAGE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,451.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  railroad. 

Hinsdale  is  a  suburb  of  Chicago  and  is  a  residence  town  only,  its 
citizens  do  not  desire  any  manufacturing  industries  to  locate  here. 

HOOPESTON,  VERMILION  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  4,698.  Situated  on  the  Lake  Erie  &  Western, 
and  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of 
water  is  furnished  by  city  plant.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 
Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.60  per  ton. 

Hoopeston  has  twelve  churches,  two  banks,  three  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two- 


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daily  newspapers  are  published.  Corn  and  oats  are  raised  in  this  vicinity. 
There  are  seven  industries  located  here  which  employ  580  men  and  380 
women. 

There  are  100  acres  of  land,  located  on  switch  track,  which  is  available 
and  suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  200  persons  could  be  secured  for  em- 
ployment. Inducements  in  the  way  of  sites  and  financial  aid  would  be 
given  to  secure  the  location  of  desirable  enterprises  here. 

JACKSONVILLE,  MORGAN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  15,326.  Situated  on  the  Wabash;  Chicago  & 
Alton;  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy;  and  the  Chicago,  Peoria  &  St. 
Louis  railroads,  and  is  the  county  seat.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes 
81  cents  and  city  $1.75. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of 
water  is  furnished  by  city  plant  at  a  cost  of  8  cents  to  10  cents  per  1,000 
gallons. 

Jacksonville  has  fifteen  churches,  five  banks  and  one  hi?h  school,  with 
manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  daily  and  three 
weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Clay  of  a  commercial  value  is  found 
here.  There  are  eleven  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which 
employ  578  men  and  206  women.  There  is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  the 
railroads  which  is  available  and  suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  about 
1,000  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  For  inducements  offered 
to  factories  seeking  a  location,  address  the  secretary  of  the  Business 
Mens'  Association,  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 

JEBSEYVILLE.,  JERSEY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  4,113.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton,  and  the 
Chicago,  Peoria  &  St.  Louis  railroads,  and  is  the  county  seat.  Tax  rate 
for  county  purposes  75  cents.  Township  10  cents  and  city  $1.20. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  by  city  waterworks.  The  city  has  ample*  fire  protection.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  $1.40  per  ton. 

Jerseyville  has  eight  churches,  three  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  One  daily  and  two  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Wheat, 
corn  and  oats  are  raised  in  this  vicinity.  Clay  of  a  commercial  value  is 
found  here.  There  are  two  industries  located  here.  There  is  plenty  of 
land,  on  or  near  the  railroads,  which  is  available  and  suitable  for  factory 
sites,  and  500  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Inducements 
in  the  way  of  sites  or  financial  aid  will  be  given  to  secure  factories  for 
this  city. 

JOLIET,  WILL  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  34,670.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton  rail- 
road, and  three  other  trunk  lines  and  two  belt  lines,  and  is  the  county 
seat. 


52  BUREAU    OF    LABOE   STATISTICS. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  40  cents.  Township  37  cents  and  city 
$1.70. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.00  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  3  cents 
to  10  cents  per  kilowatt  for  power.  Excellent  facilities  for  receipt  and 
shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  from  artesian 
wells,  at  a  cost  of  5  cents  to  12  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has 
a  well  equipped  fire  department,  with  five  engine  stations.  Coal  can  be 
bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Joliet  has  twenty-eight  churches,  five  banks,  twenty-two  graded  and 
one  high  school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum. 
Three  newspapers  are  published  here.  .Large  quantities  of  limestone  is 
found  here.  There  are  thirty-six  manufacturing  industries  located  here 
which  employ  7,635  men  and  526  women.  Any  factory  wishing  to  locate 
here  could  secure  any  amount- of  land  desired,  adjoining  one  of  the  rail- 
roads. Help  at  the  present  time  is  scarce  in  this  city,  but  plenty  could 
probably  be  secured  from  adjoining  cities.  Citizens  here  offer  no  induce- 
ments to  secure  factories. 

JONESBORO,  UNION  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,169.  Situated  on  the  St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain 
&  Southern  railroad  and  is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents  and  city  $2.50. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  from  wells  and  springs.  .The  city  has  no  fire  protection.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  $1.40  per  ton. 

Jonesboro  has  four  churches,  one  bank,  one  graded  -and  one  high 
school. 

One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Stone  and  silica  deposits  are 
found  here.  There  are  two  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which 
employ  19  men.  Any  industry  seeking  a  location  could  secure  25  acres 
of  land  adjoining  the  railroad  for  a  site,  and  500  persons  could  be 
secured  for  employment.  There  are  no  inducements  offered  to  secure 
factories  for  this  city. 

KANGLEY,  LASALLE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  380.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  railroad.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight. 
Water  is  furnished  from  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 

Kangley  has  three  churches  and  one  graded  school.  Coal,  clay  and 
sand  are  found  in  this  vicinity. 

KANKAKEE,  KANKAKEE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  13,986.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central,  and  four 
other  railroads,  and  is  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  to  factories  at  2  cents  per  kilowatt  and  to  other  con- 


INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES.  53 

sumers  at  12  cents  per  kilowatt.  Excellent  facilities  for  receipt  and  ship- 
ment of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  private  company 
at  15  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  a  paid  fire  department. 

Kankakee  has  seventeen  churches,  five  banks,  seven  graded  and  one 
high  school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two 
daily  newspapers  are  published.  Stone  of  a  commercial  value  is  found 
here.  There  are  eleven  large  industries  located  here,  besides  these  there 
are  quarries,  railroad  shops  and  many  smaller  factories.  There  are  400 
acres  of  land,  near  the  railroads,  which  is  available  and  suitable  for 
factory  sites,  and  200  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  The 
citizens  will  donate  the  sites  to  secure  additional  factories. 

KANSAS,  EDGAR  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  945.  Situated  on  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis,  and  the  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  &  Dayton  railroads. 

-Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents.  Township  20  cents  and  city 
$3.40. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  9  cents  to  11  cents  per  kilowatt.  "  Fair  facilities  for 
receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  The  city  has  a  good  supply  of  water 
and  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.00  per  ton.  Kansas 
has  three  churches,  two  banks  and  one  graded  and  one  high  school.  One 
newspaper  is  published  here.  Corn,  oats,  wheat  and  broom  corn  are 
grown  in  this  vicinity. 

Coal  and  coal  oil  are  found  here.  There  are  two  manufacturing  in- 
dustries located  here,  one  of  these  a  canning  factory,  employs  about  40 
men  and  75  women.  There  is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  the  railroads,' 
which  is  available  and  suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  1,000  persons  could 
be  secured  for  employment.  The  citizens  would  probably  give  some  in- 
ducements to  secure  additional  factories. 

KEITHSBURY,  MERCER  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,515.  Situated  on  the  Mississippi  river,  and  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy,  and  the  Iowa  Central  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents.  Township  40  cents  and  city 
$2.00. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  both  by  rail  and  water. 
A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  waterworks  system  at  a  cost  of 
5  cents  to  40  cents  per  1,000  gallons,  according  to  the  quantity  used. 
The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Keithsbury  has  four  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One 
weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Sand  and  gravel  of  a  commercial  value 
are  found  here.  There  are  three  manufacturing  industries  located  here 
which  employ  110  men  and  1  woman. 


54  BUKEAU    OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 

There  are  30  acres  of  land  near  the  railroad  which  is  available  and 
suitable  for  a  factory  site,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  em- 
ployment. The  citizens  offer  to  donate  the  sites  in  order  to  secure  addi- 
tional factories  for  this  city. 

KEWANEE,  HENRY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  9,307.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  railroad  and  an  electric  line. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.40  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  7 
cents  to  15  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment 
of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city  plant.  The 
city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.25  per  ton. 

Kewanee  has  eighteen  churches,  four  banks,  six  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  daily 
and  one  weekly,  newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  barley,  wheat,  oats  and 
hay  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Coal  and  shale  of  a  commercial  value  are 
found  here.  There  are  six  industries  located  here.  There  are  50  acres 
of  land,  adjoining  the  railroad  which  is  available  and  suitable  for  factory 
sites,  and  about  500  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  The 
citizens  will  give  free  sites  and  possibly  some  financial  aid  to  secure 
additional  factories. 

KNOXVILLE,  KNOX  COUNTY. 

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Population  in  1910,  1,818.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  10  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and 
shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city  water- 
works from  deep  wells,  at  a  cost  of  about  17  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The 
city  has  a  volunteer  fire  department. 

Knoxville  has  seven  churches,  three  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One 
weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Corn,  wheat,  oats,  barley  and  rye  are 
grown  in  this  vicinity.  A  good  quality  of  blue  shale  is  found  here .  There 
are  25  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  railroad  available  for  factory  sites, 
and  200  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  There  are  no  induce- 
ments, offered  to  secure  -the  location  of  factories. 

LADD,  BUREAU  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,910.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy;  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul;  Chicago  &  Northwestern;  and 
an  electric  railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  fair  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  from  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can 
be  bought  for  $2.25  per  ton. 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  55 

Laciti  has  three  churches,  one  bank  and  one  graded  school.  One  weekly 
newspaper  is  published.  Coal  is  found  here.  There  are  no  manufactur- 
ing industries  here,  but  any  enterprise  seeking  a  location  could  secure 
any  amount  of  land  desired,  adjoining  the  railroad  for  a  site,  and  plenty 
of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  The  citizens  offer  no  induce- 
ments to  secure  factories. 

LAHARPE,  HANCOCK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,349.  Situated  on  the  Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western 
railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  10  cents  to  20  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for 
receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished 
by  city  waterworks.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be 
bought  for  $2.50  per  ton. 

LaHarpe  has  five  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school. 
Three  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Wheat,  corn,  oats  and  rye  are 
grown  in  this  vicinity.  A  good  supply  of  potter's  clay  is  found  at  a 
distance  of  one  mile  from  the  railroad.  There  are  two  manufacturing 
industries  located  here  which  employ  8  men.  There  are  200  acres  of 
land  adjoining  the  railroad  available  for  factory  sites,  and  50  persons 
could  be  secured  for  employment.  The  Business  Mens'  Association  would 
possibly  offer  some  inducements  to  secure  factories.  . 

LAKE  FOREST,  LAKE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  3,349.  Situated  on  Lake  Michigan.  This  is  a 
suburb  of  Chicago  and  is  a  residence  city  only.  The  citizens  do  not 
desire  manufacturing  industries  of  any  kind. 

LANARK,  CARROLL  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,175.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 
St.  Paul  railroad. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  65  cents,  township  12  cents  and  city 
22  cents. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  from  city  well  and  pumping  station.  The  city  has  ample  fire 
protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $3.00  per  ton. 

Lanark  has  seven  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school. 
One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Clay,  sand  and  stones  are  found  in 
this  vicinity.  There  is  one  canning  factory  located  here  which  employs 
12  men  and  30  women,  five  months  out  of  each  year. 

There  is  an  unlimited  amount  of  land  adjoining  the  railroad  available 
for  factory  sites,  and  100  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  The 
citizens  would  furnish  free  sites  and  some  financial  aid  to  secure  factories. 


56  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

LASALLE,  LA&ALLE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  11,537.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  river.  Tax  rate 
for  county  purposes  45  cents,  township  77  cents  and  city  $1.89. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Excellent  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being 
besides  the  river,  four  railroads.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished 
by  city  plant.  The  city  has  a  paid  fire  department  consisting  of  two 
stations.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

LaSalle  has  ten  churches,  two  banks,  nine  -graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  daily  news- 
papers are  published.  Clay,  sand  and  stone  are  found  here.  There  are 
five  manufacturing  industries  located  here.  There  are  80  acres  of  land, 
well  located  for  factory  sites  and  1,000  persons  could  be  secured  for 
employment. 

LEBOY,,  MCLEAN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,702.  Situated  on  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis,  and  the  Illinois  Central  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  by  water  plant  at  a  cost  of  5  cents  to  10  cents  per  1,000  gallons. 
The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for -$2.50  per  ton. 

LeEoy  has  four  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high  school. 
Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  oats  and  wheat  are  grown 
in  this  vicinity.  A  good  quantity  of  clay  is  found  here.  There  are 
three  industries  located  here,  and  any  other  seeking  a  location  could 
secure  any  amount  of  land  desired  near  the  railroad  for  a  site,  and  100 
persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  There  are  no  inducements 
offered  to  secure  factories  for  this  city. 

LEWISTOWN,  FULTON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,312.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  railroad  and  is  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  from  pumping  station,  at  a  cost  of  12  cents  per  1,000  gallons. 
The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.50  per  ton. 

Lewistown  has  ten  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  daily 
and  two  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  wheat,  oats  and  vege- 
tables are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Coal,  clay  and  sand  are  found  here. 
There  is  a  brick  company  located  here  which  employs  15  men.  There 
are  20  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  railroad,  which  is  available  and 
suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  200'  persons  could  be  secured  for  employ- 
ment. Free  sites  and  a  reasonable  bonus  will  be  given  to  any  desirable 
enterprises  to  induce  them  to  locate  here. 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  57 

.    LEXINGTON,  MCLEAN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,318.    Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton  railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  by  gasoline  engine.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  $2.80  per  ton. 

Lexington  has  six  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One 
weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Corn,  oats  and  wheat  are  grown  in  this 
vicinity.  There  is  plenty  of  land  available  for  factory  sites,  but  there 
are  no  inducements  offered  to  secure  any  enterprises  for  this  city. 

LINCOLN,,  LOGAN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  10,892.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central;  the 
Chicago  &  Alton;  and  interurban  railroads  and  is  the  county  seat.  Tax 
rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents  and  city  $1.52. 

International  money  order  postornce.-  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of 
water  is  furnished  from  wells  at  a  cost  of  10  cents  per  1,000  gallons. 
The  city  has  a  good  fire  department.  Lincoln  has  fifteen  churches,  four 
banks,  nine  graded  and  one  high  school,  with  manual  training  a  part 
of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  daily  and  one  weekly  newspapers  are 
published. 

Clay,  sand  and  gravel  are  found  here.  -There  are  four  manufacturing 
industries  located  here.  Any  enterprise  seeking  a  location  could  secure 
any  amount  of  land  desired,  near  the  railroad,  and  300  persons  could  be 
secured  for  employment.  Some  inducements  would  be  given  by  the 
citizens  to  secure  desirable  factories  for  the  city. 

LITCHFIELD,  MONTGOMERY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  5,971.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,'  Burlington  & 
Quincy  ;  Chicago  &  Alton;  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis; 
Litchfield  &  Madison;  Wabash  and  Illinois  Central  railroads,  and  an 
interurban  line.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  47  cents.  Township  31 
cents  and  city  $4.91. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  50  cents  to  $1.50  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  elec- 
tricity at  3  cents  to  15  cents  per  kilowatt.  Excellent  facilities  for  receipt 
and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city 
water  system,  at  a  cost  of  3  cents  to  10  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The 
city  has  a  paid  fire  department.  Mine  run  coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.25 
per  ton. 

Litchfield  has  twelve  churches,  three  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high 
school. 

Two  daily  and  one  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  wheat  and 
oats  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Coal,  clay,  sand  and  stone  are  found  in 
this  vicinity.  There  are  seven  manufacturing  industries  located  here, 
which  employ  451  men  and  5  women.  The  citizens  are  very  desirous  of 


58  BUKEAU   OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 

having  factories  locate  here,  well  drained  sites  can  be  secured,  which 
range  in  size  from  1  to  20  acres,  and  having  facilities  for  connections 
with  all  railroads.  Larger  sites  are  to  be  had  if  required.  Free  sites 
will  be  given  to  secure  the  location  of  factories  here.  For  any  informa- 
tion address  Litchfield  Industrial  League,  Litchfield,  Illinois. 

McHENRY,  McHENRY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,031.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern 
railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  10  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and 
shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city  plant. 
The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  McHenry  has  five  churches,  two 
banks,  two  graded  and  one  high  school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  pub- 
lished. Corn,  oats  and  barley  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  five 
manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ  109  men  and  25 
women.  Any  enterprise  seeking  a  location  could  secure  plenty  of  land 
near  the  railroad  for  a  site,  and  100  persons  could  be  secured  for  employ- 
ment. Some  inducements  would  be  given  to  secure  desirable  enterprises 
for  this  city. 

MACOMB,  MoDoNODGH  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  5,774.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy;  and  Macomb  &  Western  Illinois  railroads,  and  is  the  county 
seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  52  cents  and  city  $3. 12^. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.00  to  $1.25  per  1,000  cubic  feet,  and  electricity 
at  5  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of 
freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city  plant  at  a  cost  of 
15  cents  to  20  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protec- 
tion. Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.85  per  ton. 

Macomb  has  fifteen  churches,  four  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum. 

The  Western  Illinois  State  Normal  School  is  located  here,  also  a 
conservatory  of  music  and  a  commercial  school.  Two  daily  and  three 
weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  wheat  and  oats  are  grown  in 
this  vicinity.  An  excellent  grade  of  clay  is  found  here.  There  are 
about  eight  industries  located  here  which  employ  about  550  men.  There 
is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  the  railroads  which  is  available  and  suitable 
for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
Some  inducements  might  be  given  to  secure  additional  factories  for  this 
city. 

MADISON,  MADISON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  5,046.  Situated  on  the  Mississippi  river.  Tax 
rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents,  township  11  cents  and  city  54  cents. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Excellent  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  59 

besides  the  river,  eight  railroads.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished 
by  city  water  company.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can 
be  bought  for  90  cents  per  ton. 

Madison  has  four  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One 
weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Sand  of  a  commercial  value  is  found 
here.  There  are  four  manufaeturing  industries  located  here,  which 
employ  3,450  men  and  3  women.  There  are  40  acres  of  land  near  the 
railroad  which  is  available  and  suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  any  num- 
ber of  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  There  are'  no  induce- 
ments offered  to  secure  factories.  * 

MARENGO,  MCHENRY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,936.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern, 
and  electric  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.00  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  13^ 
cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight. 
A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city  waterworks  at  a  cost  of 
8  cents  to  10  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 
Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.50  per  ton. 

Marengo  has  six  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  weekly  news- 
paper is  published.  There  is  plenty  of  land  near  the  railroad  available 
for  factory  sites,  and  200  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
Some  inducements  would  be  given  to  secure  desirable  enterprises  for 
this  city. 

MARION,  WILLIAMSON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  7,093.     Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illi- 
nois; Illinois  Central;  and  Eldorado,  Marion  &  Southwestern  railroads. 
Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  45  cents,  township  40  cents  and  city 

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International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  from 
deep  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought 
for  $1.25  per  ton. 

Marion  has  sixteen  churches,  three  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Two  daily,  one  semi-weekly,  and  two  weekly  newspapers  are 
published. 

Wheat  and  corn  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Williamson  county  pro- 
duces more  coal  than  any  other  county  in  the  State.  Clay  of  a  com- 
mercial value  is  also  found  here.  There  are  no  manufacturing  industries 
located  here,  but  any  seeking  a  location  could  secure  any  amount  of 
land  desired,  located  on  either  railroad  for  a  site,  and  2,000  persons 
could  be  secured  for  employment.  Some  inducements  would  be  given  .to 
secure  the  location  of  factories  here. 


60  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

MAROA,  MACON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910, 1,160.  Situated  on  the  Vandalia ;  Illinois  Central ; 
and  electric  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  water  system,  at  a  cost  of  15  cents  to  20  cents  per  1,000 
gallons.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for 
$1.75  per  ton. 

Maroa  has  three  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Corn,  wheat  and  oats  are 
grown  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  five  manufacturing  industries  located 
here  which  employ  33  men  and  6  women.  There  is  plenty  of  land 
adjoining  the  railroad  available  for  additional  factory  sites,  and  200 
persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

MARSEILLES,  LASALLE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  3,291.  Situated  on  the  Eock  Island  &  Pacific 
railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  The  city  has  a  good  supply 
of  water  and  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Marseilles  has  seven  churches,  one  bank,  three  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  daily 
and  one  weekly,  newspapers  are  published.  Coal  and  clay  of  a  com- 
mercial value  are  found  here.  There  are  seven  manufacturing  industries 
located  here  which  employ  900  men.  There  are  100  acres  of  land  near 
the  railroad  available  for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be 
secured  for  employment.  Inducements  in  the  way  of  free  sites  would 
possibly  be  given  to  secure  additional  factories  to  locate  here. 

MARSHALL,  CLARK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,569.  Situated  on  the  Vandalia,  and  the  Cleve- 
land, Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  railroads,  and  is  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  and  natural 
gas.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  An  excellent 
supply  of  water  is  furnished  from  driven  wells  at  Big  creek.  The  city 
has  ample  fire  protection. 

Marshall  has  seven  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two 
weekly  newspapers  are  published,  da}',  shale  and  limestone  are  found 
here.  There  are  three  manufacturing  industries  located  here.  There 
are  200  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  railroads  which  would  be  available 
and  suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  at  least  300  persons  could  be  secured 
for  employment. 

The  citizens  are  very  anxious  to  secure  additional  manufacturing 
establishments,  and  will  give  some  very  liberal  inducements  to  secure 
them. 


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MARTINS VILLE,  CLARK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,500.    Situated  on  the  Vandalia  railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Natural  gas  furnished  at  25 
cents  per  1,000  cubic  feet.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of 
freight.  Water  is  supplied  from  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protec- 
tion. Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.25  per  ton. 

Martinsville  has  six  churches,  three  banks  and  one  high  school.  One 
weekly  newspaper  is  published.  There  are  100  acres  of  land  adjoining 
the  railroad,  which  could  be  secured  for  factory  sites,  but  there  are  no 
inducements  offered  by  the  citizens,  to  secure  any  kind  of  manufacturing 
industries. 

MASCOUTAH,  ST.  GLAIR  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,801.  Situated  on  the  Louisville  &  Nashville, 
and  electric  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  63  cents,  township  42  cents  and  city 
$1.10. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  by  city.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be 
bought  for  $1.25  per  ton. 

Mascoutah  has  four  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  There  are  eight  in- 
dustries located  here  which  employ  157  men,  besides  these,  there  are  two 
coal  mines  which  employ  110  men.  There  is  land  close  to  the  railroad, 
available  for  additional  factory  sites,  but  there  are  no  inducements 
offered  to  secure  any  additional  enterprises  for  the  city. 

MENDOTA,  LASALLE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  3,806.  Situated  on  Illinois  Central;  Chicago, 
Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul;  and  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
•Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  supplied 
by  city  waterworks,  at  10  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  ample 
fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.85  per  ton, 

Mendota  has  eight  churches,  three  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Three  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  There  are  about  twenty 
manufacturing  industries  located  here. 

METROPOLIS,  MASSAC  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  4,655.  Situated  on  the  Ohio  river.  Illinois 
Central,  and  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  railroads,  and  is  the  county 
seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  95  cents  and  city  $1.90. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  5  cents  to  71/2  cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities 
for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished 
"by  city  waterworks,  from  deep  wells.  The  city  has  ample  -fire  protection. 
Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 


62  BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Metropolis  has  eleven  churches,  three  banks,  three  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Three  newspapers  are  published  here.  Sand  and  clay  of  a  com- 
mercial value  are  found  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  nine  factories  located 
here,  which  employ  about  400  men.  There  are  100  acres  of  land  on  the 
river  and  railroads,  which  is  available  and  suitable  for  factory  sites,  and 
300  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Free  sites  will  be  given 
to  induce  additional  enterprises  to  locate  here. 

MILLSTADT,  ST.  GLAIR  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,140.  Situated  on  the  Mobile  &  Ohio  railroad. 
Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  56  cents,  township  10  cents  and  city  $2.00. 
Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight. 
Water  is  furnished  from  artesian  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  pro- 
tection. Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.50  per  ton. 

Millstadt  has  three  churches,  one  bank  and  six  graded  schools.  One 
weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Wheat  is  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Coal 
is  found  here.  There  are  five  manufacturing  industries  located  here, 
which  employ  41  men.  There  are  20  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  rail- 
road, which  is  available  for  factory  sites,  and  100  persons  could  be 
secured  for  employment.  Any  enterprise  locating  here,  will  be  exempt 
from  taxes  for  ten  years. 

.MOLINE,  EOCK  ISLAND  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  24,199.  Situated  on  the  Mississippi  river.  Inter- 
national money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants.  Excel- 
lent facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment,  of  freight,  there  being  besides  the 
river,  four  railroads.  An  excellent  supply  of  water  is  furnished  from 
artesian  well  in  the  center  of  the  city  for  public  fountains  and  office  use. 
The  Moline  water  power  is  one  of  the  largest  and  best  equipped  in  the 
west.  Five  thousand  horse  power  is  now  available,  with  almost  unlimited 
capacity  for  future  development.  The  city  has  an  excellent  fire  depart- 
ment. Coal  can  be  bought  at  from  $1.40  to  $2.60  per  ton,  according  to 
grade. 

Moline  has  seventeen  churches,  four  banks,  eight  graded,  one  high  and 
one  manual  training  school. 

Three  newspapers  are  published  here.     Coal  is  mined  in  this  vicinity. 

Moline  is  the  largest  shipping  point  on  the  Mississippi  river  for 
natural  ice  and  sand.  There  are  about  eighty  factories  located  here, 
which  employ  upwards  of  7,000  men  and  300  women. 

Moline  has  two  of  the  largest  plow  factories  in  the  world,  employing 
nearly  3,000  men.  There  are  also  large  wagon,  buggy,  corn  planter,  and 
automobile  factories  located  here.  There  is  plenty  of  land  on  the  river 
and  railroads  available  and  suitable  for  additional  factory  sites,  and 
1,000  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

For  any  additional  information  and  inducements  offered  to  secure 
additional  enterprises  for  this  city,  address  the  Secretary  of  the  Moline 
Business  Men's  Association. 


INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES.  63 

MONTICELLO,  PlATT  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,981.  Situated  on  Wabash;  Illinois  Central, 
and  electric  railroads.  • 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  48  cents,  township  8  cents  and  city  $1.69. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  from  deep 
wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 

Monticello  has  three  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  There  are  two  manu- 
facturing industries  located  here,  which  employ  48  men  and  35  women. 
There  is  plenty  of  land  near  the  railroads  available  for  factory  sites. 
The  citizens  offer  no  inducements  to  secure  additional  enterprises  for 
the  city. 

MORRIS,  GRUNDY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  4,563.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  river,  and  is  the 
county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants^ 
Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being  besides" 
the  river,  two  railroads.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  from 
artesian  wells,  by  electric  pumps.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 
Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.50  per  ton.  Morris  has  six  churches,  and 
three  banks.  Two  newspapers  are  published  here.  Corn  and  oats  are 
grown  in  this  vicinity.  Sand  is  found  here.  There  are  seven  manu- 
facturing industries  located  here,  which  employ  855  men.  There  is 
plenty  of  land,  near  the  railroad,  which  is  available  and  suitable  for 
factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Mor- 
ris has  an  association,  which  will  give  some  inducements  to  secure  addi- 
tional enterprises  for  the  city.  ' 

MORRISON,  WHITESIDE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,410.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern 
railroad,  and  is  the  county  seat.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  53  cents. 
Township  1  cent  and  city  $1.58. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.00  to  $1.25  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity 
at  10  cents  to  15  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities,  for  receipt  and  ship- 
ment of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city  plant  at 
a  cost  of  10  cents  to  25  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  ample 
fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.25  per  ton. 

Morrison  has  nine  churches,  three  banks,  two  graded  schools,  with 
manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  weekly  and  one 
tri-weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  wheat  and  oats  are  grown 
in  this  vicinity.  There  are  seven  industries  located  here,  which  employ 
216  men  and  26  women.  There  are  100  acres  of  land,  near  the  railroad, 
available  for  factory  sites,  and  100  persons  could  be  secured  for  employ- 
ment. Free  sites  would  probably  be  given  t6  secure  desirable  enterprises. 
For  any  additional  information,  address  the  Secretary  of  the  Morrison 
Commercial  'Club. 


64  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

MT.  MORRIS,  OGLE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,132.  Situated  on  the. Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quiiicy  railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  7  cents  to  15  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for 
receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  supplied  from  wells.  The 
city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.10  per  ton. 

Mt.  Morris  has  four  churches,  one  bank,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Stone,  gravel  and  clay  are 
found  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  two  industries  located  here  which 
employ  80  men  and  10  women. ,  There'are  15  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the 
railroad,  which  is  available  for  factory  sites,  and  200  persons  could  be 
secured  for  employment. 

MT.  OLIVE,  MACOUPIN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  3,501.  Situated  on  the  Wabash;  Illinois  Central; 
.Litchfield  &  Madison,  and  electric  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  $1.40,  township  50  cents  and  city  $2.00. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  by  city  plant.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can 
be  bought  for  $1.50  per  ton.  Mt.  Olive  has  five  churches,  two  banks, 
three  graded  and  one  high  school.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  pub- 
lished. Corn,  wheat  and  oats  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  fine 
coal  fields  here.  There  are  seven  manufacturing  industries  located  here,, 
which  employ  46  men  and  2  women,  besides  these  there  are  two  coal 
mines  which  employ  J.,000  men. 

The  citizens  are  very  desirous  of  having  additional  factories  locate 
here,  and  would  furnish  some  financial  aid  in  securing  them. 

MT.  STERLING,  BROWN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,986.  Situated  on  the  Wabash  railroad,  and  is 
the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  50  cents,  township  6  cents  and  city  $1.55. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  supplied  from  deep 
wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Mt.  Sterling  has  six  churches, 
two  banks,  two  graded  and  two  high  schools,  with  manual  training  a  part 
of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  newspapers  are  published  here.  Corn 
and  wheat  are*  grown  in  this  vicinity.  An  excellent  grade  of  clay,  and 
some  stone  is  found  near  here. 

There  are  no  factories  located  here,  but  there  is  plenty  of  land,  ad- 
joining the  railroad  which  is  available  for  a  site  for  any  concern  seeking 
a  location,  and  2,000  persons  could  be  secured  in  this  and  adjoining 
cities  for  employment.  For  any  further  information,  address  Mt,  Ster- 
ling Commercial  Club. 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  65 

MOWEAQUA,  SHELBY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,513.     Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central  railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  t>lant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  12  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and 
shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  supplied  from  deep  wells.  The  city  has 
ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.75  per  ton. 

Moweaqua  has  five  churches,  three  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Corn,  wheat  and  oats  are 
grown  in  this  vicinity.  Coal  and  clay  are  found  here.  There  is  plenty 
of  land  along  the  railroad,  available  for  factory  sites,  and  50  persons 
could  be  secured  for  employment.  There  are  no  inducements  offered 
to  secure  enterprises  for  this  city. 

MURPHYSBORO,  JACKSON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  7,475.  Situated  on  the  Mobile  &  Ohio;  St.  Louis, 
Iron  Mountain  and  Southern,  and  Illinois  Central  railroads,  and  is  the 
county  seat.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents  and  city  $2.00. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of 
water  is  furnished  by  waterworks  at  a  cost  of  5  cents  per  1,000  gallons 
and  up,  depending  upon  quantity  used.  A  paid  fire  department  gives 
ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  90  cents  per  ton. 

Murphysboro  has  twelve  churches,  five  banks,  four  graded  and  one 
high  school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two 
daily  newspapers  are  published.  Coal,  limestone,  shale  and  clay  are 
found  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  several  large  manufacturing  industries 
located  here,  also  eight  coal  mines.  There  are  100  acres  of  land,  adjoin- 
ing the  railroad,  which  is  available  for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help 
could  be  secured  for  employment.  For  inducements  offered  to  secure 
industries  to  locate  here,  address  Commercial  Association. 

NAPERVILLE,  DuPAGE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  3,449.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  railroad. 

Tax  rate  for  city  purposes  $2.50  on  the  $100.00  valuation. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plant,  gas 
being  furnished  at  $1.00  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  7i/£> 
cents  to  10  cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment 
of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  from  springs  by 
municipal  plant,  at  a  cost  of  10  cents  per  1,000  feet.  The  jcity  has 
ample  fire  protection. 

Naperville  has  ten  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  two  high 
schools,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One 
weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Stone  is  found  in  this  vicinity.  There 
are  three  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ  321  men 
and  44  women.  There  is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  the  railroad  which  is 


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66  BUREAU   OF    LABOR  STATISTICS. 

available  for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  em- 
ployment. There  are  no  standing  inducements  to  secure  additional 
enterprises,  but  would  make  special  offer  to  any  concern  seeking  a  loca- 
tion. 

NAUVOO.,  HANCOCK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,020.  Situated  on  the  Mississippi  river.  Inter- 
national money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  There  are  no 
railroads  here,  freight  being  handled  by  steamboat  company.  Water  can 
be  furnished  by  water  plant.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can 
be  bought  for  $3.25  per  ton. 

Nauvoo  has  five  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school. 
One  semi- weekly  and  one  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Clay  of  a 
commercial  value  is  found  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  no  manufacturing 
industries  located  here,  but  any  seeking  a  location  could  secure  any 
amount  of  land  desired  along  the  river  for  a  site,  and  plenty  of  help 
could  be  secured  for  employment.  Some  inducements  would  be  given 
to  secure  some  desirable  industry. 

NEWTON,  JASPER  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,108.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central  railroad, 
and  is  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  from  the  river  at  a  cost  of  5  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city 
has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.40  per  ton. 

Newton  has  six  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  newspapers 
are  published.  Corn,  oats,  wheat  and  broom  corn  are  grown  in  this 
vicinity.  There  are  seven  manufacturing  industries  located  here,  which 
employ  about  34  men  and  1  woman. 

There  is  an  unlimited  amount  of  land,  adjoining  the  railroad,  which 
is  available  for  additional  factory  sites,  and  500  persons  could  be  secured 
for  employment.  Some  inducements  would  be  given  to  secure  additional 
enterprises  for  the  city. 

NILWOOD,  MACOUPIN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  401.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton,  and  elec- 
tric railroads.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  $1.25  per  ton. 

Nilwood  has  two  churches,  one  bank,  one  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Corn,  wheat, 
oats  and  hay  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Coal  and  clay  are  found  near 
here.  There  is  one  coal  mine  here,  which  employs  150  men.  There  is 
plenty  of  land  adjoining  the  railroad  available  for  factory  sites,  and 
200  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  The  citizens  offer  no 
inducements  to  secure  factories. 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  67 

NOKOMIS,  MONTGOMERY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,872.  Situated  on  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.'  Louis  railroad.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  $2.00, 
township  $1.00  and  city  $2.00. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  city  waterworks.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 
Coal  can  he  bought  for  $1.25  per  ton. 

Nokomis  has  seven  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Three 
newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  oats,  wheat  and  vegetables  are  grown 
in  this  vicinity.  There  are  coal  fields  in  this  vicinity.  There  is  plenty 
of  land  near  the  railroad  available  for  factory  sites,  and  200  persons 
could  be  secured  for  employment.  The  citizens  offer  no  inducements  to 
secure  factories. 

NORMAL,  MCLEAN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  4,024.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton,  and  the 
Illinois  Central  railroads.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  27  cents,  town- 
ship 6  cents  and  city  $2.26. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.00  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  15 
cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight. 
Excellent  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city  system.  The  city  has 
ample  fire  protection. 

Normal  has  five  churches,  one  bank,  two  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  weekly 
newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  oats  and  wheat  are  grown  in  this 
vicinity.  There  are  several  small  manufacturing  industries  located  here. 
There  is  plenty  of  land  near  the  railroad,  available  for  additional  factory 
sites,  and  plenty  of  persons-  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

NORTH  CHICAGO,  LAKE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  3,306.     Situated  on  Lake  Michigan. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  68  cents,  township  3  cents  and  city  $3.00. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  70  cents  to  $1.25  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  elec- 
tricity at  5  cents  to  141/2  cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt 
and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being  besides  the  lake,  two  railroads. 
A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city  pumping  station.  The  city 
has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.65  per  ton.  North 
Chicago  has  four  churches,  one  bank,  and  two  graded  schools.  One 
.weekly  newspaper  is  published.  There  are  eleven  manufacturing  in- 
dustries located  here  which  employ  2,233  men  and  74  women.  There  are 
150  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  railroads,  which  is  available  and  suitable 
for  factory  sites,  and  500  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  The 
citizens  will  give  free  sites  to  secure  additional  factories  for  this  city. 


68  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

OAKLAND,  COLES  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,159.  Situated  on  the  Toledo,  St.  Louis  & 
Western,  and  the  Vandalia  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  supplied  from  wells. 
The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.50  per  ton. 

Oakland  has  .four  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Corn,  wheat,  oats  and 
broom  corn  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  There  is  plenty  of  land  adjoining 
the  railroads  available  for  factory  sites,  and  100  persons  could  be  secured 
for  employment.  The  citizens  will  give  some  very  liberal  inducements 
to  secure  factories  for  this  city. 

ODELL,  LIVINGSTON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,035.    Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton  railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  supplied  from 
artesian  wells.  The  city  has  a  volunteer  fire  department. 

Odell  has  three  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training '  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  weekly 
newspaper  is  published.  Corn  and  oats  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  There 
are  two  factories  located  here  which  employ  3  men  and  4  women.  There 
is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  the  railroad  available  for  factory  sites,  but 
only  about  20  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

O'FALLON,  ST.  GLAIR  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,018.  Situated  on  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio,  and 
the  Louisville  &  Nashville  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  68  cents,  township  $1.31  and  city  $1.64. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  water  plant.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 

O'Fallon  has  four  churches,  one  bank,  three  graded  and  one  high 
school.  One  newspaper  is  published.  Corn,  wheat  and  oats  are  grown  in 
this  vicinity.  There  is  one  factory  located  here  which  employs  100  men. 
There  is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  the  railroads  available  for  additional 
factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  There 
are  several  sites  here,  which  will  be  given  free  to  concerns  which  will 
locate  here. 

OLNEY,  HIGHLAND  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  5,011.  Situated  on  the  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  & 
Dayton ;  Illinois  Central,  and  Baltimore  &  Ohio  railroads,  and  is  the 
county  seat.  Tax  rate  for  county,  township  and  city  purposes  is  $4.98. 

International  money  order  postoffices.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  to  factories  at  8  cents  per  1,000  cubic  feet.  Good 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  69 

facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  city  waterworks.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 
Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.25  per  ton. 

Olney  has  ten  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high  school. 
Two  daily,  two  weekly  and  one  semi-weekly  newspapers  are  published. 
Corn,  tomatoes  and  fruit  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Clay  of  a  com- 
mercial value  is  found  here.  There  are  thirteen  manufacturing  in- 
dustries located  here  which  employ  214  men  and  24  women.  There  are 
120  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  railroads,  which  is  available  for  factory 
sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Free  sites 
and  some  financial  aid  will  be  given  to  secure  additional  enterprises  for 
this  city. 

ONARGA,  IROQUOIS  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,273.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central  railroad. 
International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  from  deep 
wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.50 
per  ton. 

Onarga  has  four  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school. 
One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Corn  is  grown  in  this  vicinity. 
There  are  no  industries  in  this  city.  There  are  20  acres  of  land  adjoin- 
ing the  railroad,  which  would  be  available  for  factory  sites,  and  200  per- 
sons could  be  secured  for  employment.  The  citizens  offer  no  induce- 
ments to  secure  enterprises  for  this  city. 

OTTAWA,  LASALLE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  9,535.  Situated  on  the  Fox  river,  and  is  the 
county  seat.  International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light 
plant.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being 
two  railroads.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city  waterworks. 
The  city  has  an  excellent  fire  department.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $3.00 
per  ton. 

Ottawa  has  twenty  churches,  three  banks,  eight  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Three  daily  newspapers  are  published.  There  are  ten  manu- 
facturing industries  located  here  which  employ  980  men  and  100  women, 
also  many  smaller  concerns.  There  is  plenty  of  land  near  the  railroads 
available  for  factory  sites,  and  2,000  persons  could  be  secured  for  employ- 
ment. Some  inducements  would  be  given  to  secure  additional  enterprises 
for  this  city. 

PALATINE,  COOK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,144.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern 
railroad.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  72  cents,  township  $1.00  and 
city  $2.72. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.00  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  12 
cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight. 
A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  plant.  The  city  has  an  organized 
fire  department.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 


70  BUBEAU   OF   LABOR  STATISTICS. 

Palatine  has  three  churches,  one  bank,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  There  are  no  factories 
located  here  at  present,  but  there  is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  the  railroad 
available  for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for 
employment. 

Some  inducements  would  be  given  to  secure  desirable  enterprises  for 
this  city. 

PANA,  CHRISTIAN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  6,055.  Situated  on  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis ;  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois ;  Baltimore  &  Ohio,  and 
Illinois  Central  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  supplied  from 
driven  wells  at  10  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  'ample  fire  pro- 
tection. Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.25  per  ton. 

Pana  has  eight  churches,  two  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum. 

One  daily  and  one  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Shale  of  a  com- 
mercial value  is  found  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  four  manufacturing 
industries  located  here  which  employ  72  men  and  11  women. 

There  are  15  acres  of  land  convenient  to  all  the  railroads,  available  and 
suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  about  2,000  persons  could  be  secured  for 
employment. 

The  citizens  will  donate  the  sites  to  desirable  enterprises. 

PARIS,  EDGAR  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  7,664.  Situated  on  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis ;  Vandalia,  and  electric  railroads,  and  is  the  county 
seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  42  cents,  township  12  cents  and  city 
$2.00. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plant. 
Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished 
by  power  plant.  The  city  has  a  paid  fire  department. 

Paris  has  twelve  churches,  three  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Three  daily  and  one  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Corn, 
oats  and  wheat  are  grown  in  this  vicinity. 

Sand  is  found  here. 

There  are  eight  manufacturing  industries  located  here,  which  employ 
566  men  and  104  women,  also  many  smaller  ones.  There  is  plenty  of 
land  adjoining  the  railroads  available  for  factory  sites,  and  500  persons 
could  be  secured  for  employment.  Free  sites  and  free  water  will  be  given 
to  secure  factories  to  locate  here. 

PARK  KIDGE,  COOK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,009.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern 
railroad.  This  is  a  suburb  of  Chicago,  and  is  a  residence  city  only.  The 
citizens  do  not  want  any  factories  to  locate  here. 


INDUSTRIE  OPPORTUNITIES.  71 

PECATONICA.,  WINNEBAGO  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,022.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern, 
and  electric  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  12  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and 
shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  by  steam  pumps.  The  city  has 
ample  fire  protection. 

Pecatonica  has  six  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  There  is  plenty  of  land 
adjoining  the  railroad  available  for  factory  sites,  and  100  persons  could 
be  secured  for  employment.  There  are  no  inducements  offered  to  secure 
factories  to  locate  here. 

PEOTONE,  WILL  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,207.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & 
Gary,  and  Illinois  Central  railroads,  also  an  electric  line. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  waterworks.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  $2.45  per  ton. 

Peotone  has  five  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school. 
One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Corn,  oats  and  wheat  are  grown  in 
this  viqinity.  There  are  two  factories  located  here  at  present,  but  there 
is  plenty  of  land  near  the  railroad  available  for  additional  factory  sites, 
and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Some  induce- 
ments would  be  given  to  secure  desirable  enterprises. 

PlNCKNEYVILLE,   PERRY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,722.  Situated  on  the  Wabash,  Chester  &  Western 
and  the  Illinois  Central  railroads,  and  is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  65  cents  and  city  $1.57. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  by 
direct  pressure  and  tower.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can 
be  bought  for  $1.00  per  ton. 

Pinckneyville  has  six  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published. 

Wheat  and  broom-corn  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Coal,  clay  and  sand 
are  found  here.  There  are  two  factories  and  three  coal  mines  located 
here.  There  is  plenty  of  land,  adjoining  the  railroad,  available  for 
factory  sites,  and  about  2,000  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
Some  financial  aid  will  be  given  to  induce  enterprises  to  locate  here; 

POLO,  OGLE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,828.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &• 
Quincy  and  the  Illinois  Central  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  township  purposes  13  cents  and  city  $1.45. 


72  BUREAU   OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  7  cents  to  15  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities  for 
receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  from  deep  wells. 
The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.20  per  ton. 

Polo  has  eight  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  newspapers 
are  published  here.  Limestone  and  clay  are  found  in  this  vicinity. 
There  is  one  manufacturing  industry  located  here.  There  is  an  un- 
limited amount  of  land  adjoining  the  railroads,  available  for  factory 
sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Free  sites 
will  be  given  to  secure  additional  enterprises  for  this  city. 

PONTIAC,  LIVINGSTON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  6,090.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton,  Wabash, 
and  the  Illinois  Central  railroads,  and  is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  30  cents  and  city  $1.55. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  Pontiac  Light  &  Power  Company.  The-  city  has  ample 
fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.25  per  ton. 

Pontiac  has  eight  churches,  four  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  daily 
and  weekly,  newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  oats,  wheat  and  sweet  corn 
are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Coal  and  clay  are  found  here.  There  are 
ten  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ  436  men  and 
250  women.  There  are  15  acres  of  land  near  the  railroads  available  for 
factory  sites,  and  300  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  The 
citizens  will  either  furnish  free  sites  or  give  a  cash  bonus  to  secure  addi- 
tional factories  for  this  city. 

EANTOUL,  CHAMPAIGN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,384.     Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central  railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  city  plant.  The  city  has  fair  fire  protection.  Coal  can 
be  bought  for  85  cents  per  ton. 

Eantoul  has  seven  churches,  two  banks,  and  one  high  school.  Two 
weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  oats,  wheat  and  fruit  are  grown 
in  this  vicinity.  There  are  no  factories  located  here.  There  is  some  land 
close  to  railroad,  available  for  factory  sites,  and  about  1,000  persons 
could  be  secured  for  employment.  There  are  no  inducements  offered 
to  secure  enterprises  to  locate  here. 

EED  BUD,  EANDOLPH  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,240.    Situated  on  the  Mobile  and  Ohio  railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  from 
artesian  wells,  the  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for 
$1.35  per  ton. 


INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES.  73 

Red  Bud  has  five  churches,  two  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high 
school.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Wheat  is  grown  in  this 
vicinity.  Sand  and  limestone  are  found  here.  There  are  five  manu- 
facturing industries  located  here  which  employ  45  men  and  3  women. 
There  are  10  acres  of  land  near  the  railroad  available  for  factory  sites, 
and  150  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Some  inducements 
would  probably  be  given  to  secure  desirable  enterprises  to  locate  here. 

KOCHELLE,  OGLE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,732.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern, 
and  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  50  cents,  township  22  cents  and  "city 
$1.92. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  10  cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt 
and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city 
plant.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for 
$1.85  per  ton. 

Rochelle  has  five  churches,  three  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the'  school  curriculum.  Three 
newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  oats,  wheat  and  barley  are  grown  in 
this  vicinity.  There  are  six  manufacturing  industries  .located  here 
which  employ  245  men  and  178  women.  There  is  plenty  of  land  adjoin- 
ing the  railroads  available  for  factory  sites,  and  200  persons  could  be 
secured  for  employment.  Free  sites  and  financial  aid  will  be  given  to 
secure  additional  enterprises  to  locate  here. 

KOODHOUSE,  GREENE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,171.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton  rail- 
road, and  an  electric  line. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  from  reservoir  and  stand-pipe. 

The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.60 
per  ton. 

Roodhouse  has  five  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  There 
are  two  newspapers  here,  one  publishes  a  daily  and  weekly  paper,  and' 
the  other  a  weekly  paper.  Corn,  wheat  and  oats  are  grown  in  this 
vicinity.  A  fine  quality  of  clay  is  found  here.  There  are  four  manu- 
facturing industries  located  here,  which  employ  40  men  and  4  women. 
There  are  50  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  railroad,  available  and  suitable 
for  factory  sites,  and  200  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
The  citizens  will  furnish  free  sites  and  water,  as  inducements  to  secure 
manufacturing  industries  to  locate  here. 


74  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

ST.  ANNE,  KANKAKEE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,065.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illi- 
nois, and  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  railroads. 

Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of 
freight.  Water  is  furnished  by  stock  company.  The  city  has  ample  fire 
protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton.  St.  Anne  has  four 
churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school.  One  weekly  news- 
paper is  published.  Corn,  oats,  wheat  and  rye  are  grown  in  this  vicinity. 
Clay  is  found  here.  There  are  two  manufacturing  industries  located 
here  which  employ  102  men  and  4  women.  There  is  plenty  of  land 
adjoining  the  railroad,  available  for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help 
coul'd  be  secured  for  employment.  There  are  no  inducements  offered  to 
secure  factories.  . 

ST.  CHARLES,  KANE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  4,046.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  Great  Western, 
and  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern  railroads,  and  an  electric  line. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished 
by  city  plant.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought 
for  $2.00  per  ton. 

St.  Charles  has  ten  churches,  two  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high 
school.  One  weekly  and  one  semi-weekly  newspapers  are  published. 
There  are  fifteen  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ 
1,896  men  and  138  women. 

There  is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  or  near  the  railroad,  available  for 
factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Free 
sites  are  offered  as  inducements  to  secure  additional  enterprises  to  locate 
here. 

ST.  ELMO,  FAYETTE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,227.  Situated -on  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illi- 
nois, and  the  Vandalia  railroads.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  45 
cents,  township  31  cents  and  city  $1.90. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  %of  water  is 
furnished  by  waterworks.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 

St.  Elmo  has  five  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school. 
One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Shale  of  a  commercial  value'  is 
found  here.  There  are  seven  manufacturing  industries  located  here 
which  employ  54  men  and  12  women.  There  is  plenty  of  land  near  the 
railroads  available  for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured 
for  employment.  ^There  are  no  inducements  offered  to  secure  factories 
for  this  city. 

SANDWICH,  DEKALB  COUNTY.' 

Population  in  1910,  2,557.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  railroad.  International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  75 

plant.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is 
furnished  by  stand-pipe.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can 
be  bought  for  $3.00  per  ton. 

Sandwich  has  six  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  two  high 
schools.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  There  are  two  manu- 
facturing industries  located  here.  There  is  plenty  of  land  available  for 
factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  The 
citizens  offer  no  inducements  to  secure  enterprises  for  this  city. 

SAVANNA,  CARROLL  COUNTY. 


Population  in  1910,  3,691.     Situated  on  the  Mississippi  river. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants, 
gas  being  furnished  at  $1.25  per  1,000  cubic  feet  and  electricity  at  6 
cents  to  16  cents  per  kilowatt.  Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment 
of  freight,  there  being  besides  the  river,  two  railroads.  Water  is  fur- 
nished by  plant,  from  artesian  wells,  at  6  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The 
city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $3.00  per  ton. 

Savanna  has  four  churches,  three  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two 
daily  and  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  There  are  about  five  small 
manufacturing  industries  located  here.  There  are  20  acres  of  land 
near  the  railroad  available  for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be 
secured  for  employment.  The  Savanna  Improvement  Association  offers 
free  sites  to  any  enterprise  locating  here. 

SHAWNEETOWN,  GALLATIN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,863.  Situated  on  the  Ohio  river,  and  is  the 
county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  $1.14,  township  60  cents  and  city  $7.20. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being  besides  the 
river,  two  railroads.  Water  is  furnished  from  drive  wells.  The  city  has 
poor  equipment  for  fighting  fires.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.00  per  ton. 

Shawneetown  has  nine  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school. 

Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  wheat  and  oats  are 
grown  in  this  vicinity.  Coal,  lead,  sand,  gravel  and  limestone  are  found 
near  here.  There  are  six  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which 
employ  153  men.  There  are  100  acres  of  land  available  for  factory  sites, 
and  about  200  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  The  citizens 
offer  no  inducements  to  secure  factories  for  this  city. 

SHEFFIELD,  BUREAU  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,009.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & 
Pacific  railroad. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  54  cents,  township  37  cents  and  city 
$1.75. 


76    .  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  'Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  by  city. 
The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Sheffield  has  six  churches,  one  bank,  one  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  weekly 
newspaper  is  published.  Corn  and  oats  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Clay 
is  found  here.  There  is  one  industry  located  here  which  employs  30 
men.  There  are  20  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  railroad,  available  for 
any  additional  factory  sites,  and  about  100  persons  could  be  secured 
for  employment. 

SHELBYVILLE,  SHELBY  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  3,590.  Situated  on  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis,  and  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  railroads,  and 
is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  45  cents,  township  9  cents  and  city 
$1.65. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished 
from  pumping  station.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can 
be  bought  for  $1.75  per  ton. 

Shelbyville  has  eleven  churches,  three  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One 
daily  and  three  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Coal,  clay  and  gravel 
are  found  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  four  manufacturing  industries 
located  here.  There  are  10  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  two  railroads, 
available  for  factory  sites,  and  200  persons  could  be  secured  for  employ- 
ment. Free  sites  would  be  given  and  probably  some  financial  aid,  in 
securing  factories  for  this  city. 

SHELDON,  IROQUOIS  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,143.  Situated  on  the  Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western, 
and  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  railroads.  This 
city  is  not  desirous  of  having  any  manufacturing  industries  locate  here. 

SORENTO,  BOND  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,018.  Situated  on  the  Toledo,  St.  Louis  & 
Western,  and  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  railroads.  Electric 
light  plant.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water 
is  furnished  by  water  works  from  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  pro- 
tection. Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.75  per  ton.  Sorento  has  four 
churches  and  one  bank.  One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  There  are 
coal  fields  in  this  vicinity.  There  is  an  unlimited  amount  of  land  avail- 
able for  factory  sites,  and  300  men  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
Some  inducements  might  be  given  to  secure  the  location  of  factories 
here. 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  '  77 

SPARTA,  KANDOLPH  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  3,081.  Situated  on  the  Mobile  &  Ohio  and  the 
Illinois  Southern  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  51  cents  and  city  $1.48. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  by  private  waterworks  company.  .  The  city  has  ample  fire 
protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.00  per  ton. 

Sparta  has  eleven  churches,  two  .banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  weekly 
newspapers  are  published.  Coal  is  mined  in  this  vicinity.  There  are 
eleven  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ  313  men  and 
8  women. 

There  are  170  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  railroad,  available  and 
suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  200  persons  could  be  secured  for  employ- 
ment. The  Randolph  Club  offers  inducements  to  secure  factories  to 
locate  here. 

. ,  SPRINGFIELD,  SANGAMON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  51,678.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton;  Illi- 
nois Central;  Wabash;  Baltimore  &  Ohio;  Chicago,  Peoria  &  St.  Louis, 
and  the  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  &  Dayton  railroads  and  three  electric 
lines,  and  is  the  capitol  of  the  State  and  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  58  cents,  township  7  cents  and  city 

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International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Excellent  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply 
of  water  is  furnished  by  city  waterworks,  special  rates  will  be  given  to 
factories.  The  city  .has  a  paid  fire  department,  with  eight  engine  houses. 
Coal  can  be  bought  very  cheap  for  manufacturing  purposes,  as  there  are 
a  great  many  mines  located  here. 

Springfield  has  fifty-five  churches,  eight  banks,  sixteen  graded  and 
one  high  school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum. 
Four  daily  and  five  weekly  newspapers  are  published  here. 

Corn,  oats,  wheat,  vegetables  and  fruit  are  grown  in  this  vicinity. 
Coal,  sand  and  clay  of  a  commercial  value  are  found  here. 

There  are  one  hundred  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which 
employ  2,868  men  and  546  women.  There  is  plenty  of  land  adjoining 
the  railroads  available  and  suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help 
could  be  secured  for  employment. 

Free  sites  and  financial  aid  will  be  given  to  secure  additional  factories 
for  this  city.  For  any  information  address  Springfield  Commercial 
Association. 

SPRING  VALLEY,  BUREAU  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  7,035.     Situated  on  the  Illinois  river. 
International  money  order  postoffice.     Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 


78  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being  besides 
the  river,  three  railroads.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  city 
plant.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 

Spring  Valley  has  seven  churches,  one  bank,  three  graded  and  one 
high  school.  One  newspaper  is  published.  Grains  and  vegetables  are 
grown  in  this  vicinity.  Sand  and  clay  of  a  commercial  value  are  found 
here.  There  is  land  adjoining  the  railroads  available  for  factory  sites, 
and  1,000  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

STAUNTON,  MACOUPIN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  5,048.  Situated  on  the  Wabash;  Litchfield  & 
Madison,  and  Illinois  Traction  System  electric  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents,  township  45  cents  and  city  55 
cents. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  by  direct  pressure.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal 
•can  be  bought  for  65  cents  per  ton. 

Staunton  has  six  churches,  two  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  There 
are  large  quantities  of  coal  mined  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  no  large 
manufacturing  industries  located  here,  but  there  are  500  acres  of  land 
adjoining  the  railroads  which  is  available  and  suitable  for  factory  sites, 
and  500  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Free  sites  and 
financial  aid  will  be  given  as  inducements  to  secure  factories  to  locate 
here. 

.     STERLING,  WHITESIDB  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  7,467.  Situated  on  the  Rock  river,  the  Chicago  & 
Northwestern,  and  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  $1.00,  township  50  cents  and  city  $2.75. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of 
water  is  furnished  by  private  company  at  a  cost  of  10  cents  per  1,000 
gallons.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for 
$1.90  per  ton.  Sterling  has  sixteen  churches,  three  banks,  three  graded 
and  one  high  school.  Two  daily  and  one  weekly  newspapers  are  pub- 
lished. Corn,  wheat,  oats  and  rye  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  There  are 
about  fifty  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which  employ  about 
3,000  people.  There  is  plenty  of  land  available  for  additional  factory 
sites,  and  200  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

STREATOR,  LASALLE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  14,253.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy;  Chicago  &  Alton;  Wabash;  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe,  and 
Chicago,  Indiana  &  Southern  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  all  purposes  about  $6.50. 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  79 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  plants,  elec- 
tricity being  furnished  as  low  as  l1/^  cents  per  kilowatt.  Excellent 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  from  river  at  6  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  a 
paid  fire  department. 

Streator  has  twenty  churches,  three  banks,  eight  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Three 
daily  newspapers  are  published.  Coal  and  clay  of  a  commercial  value 
are  found  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  quite  a  large  number  of  manu- 
facturing industries  located  here. 

There  is  plenty  of  land,  adjoining  any  of  the  railroads  available  and 
suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  em- 
ployment. 

Free  sites  and  financial  aid  will  both  be  given  to  secure  additional 
factories  to  locate  here. 

SUMNER,  LAWRENCE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,413.  Situated  on  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio 
Southwestern  railroad. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Natural  gas  is  furnished  at 
23  cents  per  1,000  cubic  feet.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment 
of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  from  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire 
protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Sumner  has  five  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school. 
One  newspaper  is  published  here.  Clay  of  a  commercial  value  is  found 
in  this  vicinity.  There  are  four  manufacturing  industries  located  here, 
which  employ  25  men  and  40  women. 

There  is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  the  railroad  available  for  factory 
sites,  and  100  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

Free  sites  or  financial  aid  would  be  given  to  secure  desirable  enter- 
prises to  locate  here. 

SYCAMORE.,  DEKALB  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  3,926.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Great  Western; 
Chicago  &  Northwestern  and  electric  railroads,  and  is  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light ,  plants. 
Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of 
water  is  furnished  from  'deep  wells,  at  6  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The 
city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $3.25  per  ton. 

Sycamore  has  nine  churches,  three  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two  semi- 
weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Corn  and  vegetables  are  grown  in  this 
vicinity.  There  are  seven  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which 
employ  690  men  and  120  women. 

There  is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  the  railroad  available  and  suitable 
for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
Some  inducements  would  be  given  to  secure  additional  enterprises  to 
locate  here. 


80  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

TAYLORVILLE,  CHRISTIAN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  5,446.  Situated  on  the  Wabash;  Baltimore  & 
Ohio,  and  Chicago  &  Illinois  Midland  railroads,  and  is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents,  township  6  cents  and  city 
$2.00. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Two  electric  light  plants.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  from  drive  wells.  The  city  has  a  paid  fire  department. 
Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.00  per  ton. 

Taylorville  has  n^ne  churches,  five  banks,  four  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two 
daily  newspapers  are  published.  There  are  good  coal  fields  in  this 
vicinity.  There  are  sixteen  manufacturing  industries  located  here  which 
employ  about  400  men  and  52  women. 

There  is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  the  railroads,  available  and  suitable 
for  factory  sites,  and  1,000  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
For  inducements  to  secure  factories  to  locate  here  address  Commercial 
Club. 

TOLUCA,  MARSHALL  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,407.  Situated  on  the  Atchison,  Topeka  & 
Santa  Fe,  and  Chicago  &  Alton  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  from  artesian  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 
Toluca  has  two  banks,  one  graded  and  high  school.  Two  newspapers 
are  published.  There  is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  the  railroads,  avail- 
able for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

TROY,  MADISON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,447.  Situated  on  the  Vandalia,  and  St.  Louis, 
Troy  and  Eastern  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  $2.47,  township  46  cents  and  city  47 
cents. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished  from 
wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.00 
per  ton. 

Troy  has  six  churches,  one  bank,  three  graded  and  one  high  school. 
One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Corn,  wheat  and  oats  are  grown  in 
this  vicinity.  Coal  and  clay  are  found  here.  There  is  plenty  of  land 
adjoining  the  railroads,  available  for  factory  sites,  and  100  persons 
could  be  secured  for  employment. 

So«\e  inducements  would  probably  be  given  to  secure  desirable  enter- 
prises to  locate  here. 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  81 

URBANA,  CHAMPAIGN  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  8,245.  Situated  on  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis;  Wabash,  and  Illinois  Traction  System  electric 
railroads,  and  is  the  county  seat.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  50  cents, 
township  10  cents  and  city  $1.70. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of 
water  is  furnished  by  the  Urbana  &  Champaign  Water  Company.  The 
city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.00  per  ton. 
TJrbana  has  nine  churches,  four  banks,  five  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  daily  and 
weekly  newspaper  is  published.  There  are  about  twelve  manufacturing 
industries  located  here,  six  of  which  employ  460  men.  There  are  40 
acres  of  land  near  the  railroads,  available  for  additional  factory  sites. 

VENICE,  MADISON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  3,718.  Situated  on  the  Mississippi  river,  about 
five  miles  north  of  East  St.  Louis. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  74  cents,  township  9  cents  and  city 
$1.12. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Excellent  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being 
terminal  railroad  connections  with  East  St.  Louis  and  St.  Louis.  A 
good  supply  of  water  is  furnished  by  private  company.  The  city  has 
ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  80  cents  per  ton.  Sand  of 
a  commercial  value  is  found  here.  There  is  plenty  of  land  on  the 
terminals,  available  for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured 
for  employment. 

VIENNA,  JOHNSON  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,124.  Situated  on  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  &  St.  Louis  railroad,  and  is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents  and  city  $2.50. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and 
shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  supplied  from  the  river.  The  city  has 
ample  fire  protection. 

Vienna  has  five  churches,  three  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Two  newspapers  are  published.  Broom  corn  and  vegetables  are 
grown  in  this  vicinity.  There  are  200  acres  of  land,  near  the  railroad, 
available  for  factory  sites,  and  300  persons  could  be  secured  for  em- 
ployment. 

WARREN,  JODAVIESS  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,331.  Situated  on  the  Illinois  Central  and  the 
Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  railroads. 


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82  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  furnished 
from  deep  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be 
bought  for  $2.65  per  ton. 

Warren  has  five  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high  school, 
with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  weekly  news- 
paper is  published.  There  are  three  manufacturing  industries  located 
here.  There  are  10  acres  of  land,  near  the  railroads,  available  for  factory 
sites,  and  100  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Free  sites 
and  some  financial  aid  will  be  given  to  induce  additional  enterprises 
to  locate  here. 

WARSAW,  HANCOCK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,254..  Situated  on  the  Mississippi  river,  the 
Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western  railroad  and  an  electric  line. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  47  cents  and  city  $1.67. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant,  electricity 
being  furnished  at  4  cents  to  12^  cents  per  kilowatt.  Fair  facilities 
for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  fur- 
nished by  city  plant.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be 
bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Warsaw  has  seven  churches,  one  bank,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with,  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One 
weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Corn,  wheat  and  oats  are  grown  in  this 
vicinity.  Clay  and  sand  of  a  commercial  value  are  found  here.  There 
are  fifteen  manufacturing  industries  located  here,  six  of  these  employ 
295  men  and  145  women.  There  are  500  acres  of  land,  close  to  the  rail- 
road and  river,  available  and  suitable  for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of 
help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  For  inducements  offered  to. 
factories  seeking  locations,  address  Business  Men's  Association. 

WATERLOO,  MONROE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,091.  Situated  on  the  Mobile  &  Ohio  railroad, 
and  is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  85  cents  and  city  65  cents. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  by  city  plant,  at  5  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city  has  ample 
fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.52  per  ton. 

Waterloo  has  four  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  There  are  four  manu- 
facturing industries  located  here,  which  employ  about  88  men.  There 
is  plenty  of  land  adjoining  the  railroad  available  for  factory  sites,  and 
about  100  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

Free  sites  would  probably  be  furnished  to  secure  additional  enter- 
prises to  locate  here. 


INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES.  83 

WATSEKA,  IROQUOIS  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,476.  Situated  on  the  Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western, 
and  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois  railroads,  and  is  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  city  plant.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal 
can  be  bought  for  $1.90  per  ton. 

Watseka  has  six  churches,  three  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two 
newspapers  are  published.  Corn  is  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Sand  and 
clay  are  found  here.  There  is  plenty  of  land  near  the  railroads  avail- 
able for  factory  sites,  and  200  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 
Some  inducements  would  probably  be  given  to  secure  desirable  enter- 
prises to  locate  here. 

WAUKEGAN,  LAKE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  16,069.  Situated  on  Lake  Michigan  and  is  the 
county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  45!/2  cents,  township  7%  cents  and  city 

q»-i  niy 

•?  1  ..'  i  . 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight,  there  being  besides 
the  lake,  two  steam  and  one  electric  railroad.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  from  Lake  Michigan,  at  5  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The 
city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Waukegan  has  fourteen  churches,  three  banks,  seven  graded  and  one 
high  school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two 
newspapers  are  published.  Clay  and  sand  of  a  commercial  value  are 
found  here.  There  are  sixteen  manufacturing  industries  located  here 
which  employ  3,167  men  and  307  women.  There  are  about  300  acres 
of  land  adjoining  the  railroads  available  and  suitable  for  additional 
factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment, 

WENONA,  MARSHALL  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,442.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton,  and 
the  Illinois  Central  railroads. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  34  cents,  township  5  cents  and  city 
$1.67. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is 
furnished  from  artesian  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 

Wenona  has  five  churches,  two  banks,  three  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum. 

One  newspaper  is  published.  Corn  is  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Coal 
and  clay  are  found  here.  There  is  one  manufacturing  industry  located 
here  which  employs  10  men.  There  are  640  acres  of  land  near  the 
railroads,  available  for  factory  sites,  and  300  persons  could  be  secured 
for  employment.  Some  inducements  might  be  given  to  secure  additional 
factories  to  locate  here. 


84  BUREAU   OF   LABOR    STATISTICS. 

WEST  CHICAGO,  DuPAGE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,3?8.  Situated  on  the  Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern; 
Chicago  &  Northwestern,  and  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  railroads, 
and  an  electric  line.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants.  Good  facilities  for 
receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water  is  furnished 
by  city  plant.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 

West  Chicago  has  six  churches,  two  banks,  two  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  Wheat,  oats,  barley  and 
rye  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Sand  and  gravel  are  found  here.  There 
are  ten  manufacturing  industries  located  here.  There  are  200  acres  of 
land  adjoining  the  railroads,  available  and  suitable  for  factory  sites^ 
and  plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Free  sites  will  be 
given  to  secure  additional  enterprises  to  locate  here. 

WEST  HAMMOND,  COOK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  4,948.  Situated  about  15  miles  south  of  Chicago- 
and  just  across  the  State  line  from  Hammond,  Indiana. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  53  cents,  township  9  cents  and  city 

<69  9^ 

tp/w./CO. 

Gas  and  electric  light  plants.  Excellent  facilities  for  receipt  and  ship- 
ment of  freight,  there  being  seventeen  railroads.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  waterworks  plant,  at  7  cents  per  1,000  gallons.  The  city 
has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.50  per  .ton.  West 
Hammond  has  one  bank.  The  Hammond,  Indiana  newspapers  are 
delivered  here.  Sand  of  a  commercial  value  is  found  here  in  abundance. 
There  are  about  seven  industries  located  here.  There  are  several  hundred 
acres  of  land  adjoining  the  railroads,  available  for  factory  sites,  and 
plenty  of  help  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

WESTVILLE,  VERMILION  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,607.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illi- 
nois and  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  railroads. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  supplied 
from  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought 
for  $2.00  per  ton. 

Westville  has  five  churches,  one  bank  and  two  graded  schools. 

One  weekly  newspaper  is  published.  Corn  and  farm  products  are 
grown  in  this  vicinity.  Coal  of  a  commercial  value  is  found  here.  There 
are  100  acres  of  land  available  for  factory  sites,  and  100  persons  could  be 
secured  for  employment.  There  are  no  inducements  offered  to  secure 
enterprises  to  locate  here. 

WHEATON,  DuPAGE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  3,423.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern 
railroad  and  an  electric  line,  and  is  the  county  seat. 


INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES.  85 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Good  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of 
water  is  furnished  by  the  city.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 

Wheaton  has  nine  churches,  two  banks,  three  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Two  newspapers  are  published  here.  The  citizens  do  not  desire 
manufacturing  industries  to  locate  here. 

WHITE  HALL,  GREENE  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  2,854.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Alton,  and  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  railroads.  Tax  rate  for  county  purposes 
48  cents,  township  7  cents  and  city  $1.61. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Good 
facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  A  good  supply  of  water 
is  furnished  by  waterworks  at  6%cents  i»  8%  cents  per  1,000  gallons. 
The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $1.75  per  ton. 

White  Hall  has  five  churches,  three  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One  daily 
and  one  weekly,  newspapers  are  published.  Corn,  wheat,  alfalfa  and 
truck  products  are  grown  in  this  vicinity.  Coal  and  clay  of  a  com- 
mercial value  are  found  here.  There  are  nine  manufacturing  industries 
located  here  which  employ  upward  of  417  men  and  27  women.  There 
are  200  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  railroads,  available  and  suitable  for 
factory  sites,  and  600  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment. 

Free  sites  and  financial  aid  will  both  be  given  to  secure  desirable 
enterprises  to  locate  here. 

WlLMETTE,  COOK  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  4,943.  Situated  on  Lake  Michigan  about  15  miles 
north  of  Chicago.  This  is  a  city  of  residences,  and  does  not  desire  any 
manufacturing  industries  to  locate  here. 

WILMINGTON,  WILL  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,450.  Situated  on  the  Wabash  railroad.  Inter- 
national money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facilities 
for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection. 

Wilmington  has  three  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  One 
weekly  newspaper  is  published.  There  is  one  manufacturing  industry 
located  here  which  employs  60  men  and  1  woman. 

There  is  plenty  of  land  near  the  railroad  available  for  factory  sites, 
but  no  inducements  are  offered  to  secure  factories. 

WINCHESTER,  SCOTT  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  1,639.  Situated  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  railroad,  and  is  the  county  seat. 

Tax  rate  for  county  purposes  75  cents  and  city  $1.30. 


86 


BUREAU   OF   LABOR   STATISTICS. 


International  money  order  postoffice.  Electric  light  plant.  Fair  facil- 
ities for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  supplied  by  wells. 
The  city  has  poor  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for  $2.50  per  ton. 

Winchester  has  five  churches,  two  banks,  one  graded  and  one  high 
school.  Two  weekly  newspapers  are  published.  There  is  plenty  of  land 
near  the  railroad  available  for  factory  sites,  and  plenty  of  help  could  be 
secured  for  employment. 

WOODSTOCK,  MCHENRT  COUNTY. 

Population  in  1910,  4,331.  Situated  on  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern 
railroad,  and  is  the  county  seat. 

International  money  order  postoffice.  Gas  and  electric  light  plants. 
Fair  facilities  for  receipt  and  shipment  of  freight.  Water  is  supplied 
from  wells.  The  city  has  ample  fire  protection.  Coal  can  be  bought  for 
$2.40  per  ton. 

Woodstock  has  eight  churches,  four  banks,  three  graded  and  one  high 
school,  with  manual  training  a  part  of  the  school  curriculum.  Two 
newspapers  are  published.  This  is  a  great  dairy  country.  Sand  and 
gravel  are  found  here.  There  are  nine  manufacturing  industries  located 
here,  six  of  which  employ  1,195  men  and  240  women.  There  are  300 
acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  railroad,  available  and  suitable  for  factory 
sites,  and. 2,500  persons  could  be  secured  for  employment.  Free  sites 
will  be  given  to  secure  desirable  enterprises  to  locate  here. 

TABLE  1 — Municipalities  and  Counties — Population  of  Municipalities., 
1910  and  1900  and  Increase  or  Decrease. 


Number. 

Municipalities. 

County. 

Popula- 
tion 1910. 

Popula- 
tion 1900. 

Increase. 

Percent 
of  in- 
crease or 
decrease. 

1 
? 

Abingdon  

Albion 

Rnox  
Edwards  

2,464 
1.281 

2,022 
1,162 

442 
119 

21.8 
10  2 

3 

Alton                           

Madison  

17,528 

14.  210 

3  318 

23  3 

4 

Amboy  

Lee  

1,749 

1,826 

*77 

*4  2 

6 

Anna  

Union  

2,809 

2,618 

191 

7  3 

0 

Arcola                           

Douglas  

2,100 

1,995 

105 

5  3 

7 
g 

Arlington  Heights  

Cook  

Christian 

1,943 
1,918 

1,380 
1,702 

563 
216 

40  .8 
12  7 

<» 

Astoria                  .           

Fulton  

1,357 

1,684 

*327 

*19  4 

10 

Athens                     

Menard  

1,340 

1,535 

*195 

*12  7 

11 
IS 

Atlanta  
Aurora                           

Logan  
Kane  

1,367 
29,807 

1,270 
24,  147 

97 
5  660 

7.6 
23  4 

u 

14 

Averyville  
Barry      

Peoria  
Pike  

2,668 
1,647 

1,573 
1,643 

1,095 
4 

69.6 
0  2 

u 

Batavia  

Kane  

4,436 

3,871 

565 

14  6 

16 

Beardstown  

Cass  

6,107 

4,S27 

1,280 

26  5 

17 

1S 

U 

Belleville  
Belvidere  
Blue  Island        

St.  Glair  
Boone  
Cook  

21,122 
7,253 
8,043 

17,484 
6,937 
6,114 

3,638 
316 
1.939 

20.8 
4.6 
31  7 

°n 

Braceville                              .... 

Grundy 

971 

1,669 

*698 

*41  8 

01 

Braidwood             

Will  

1,958 

3,279 

*1  321 

*40  3 

oo 

Breese  

Clinton  

2,128 

1,571 

557 

35  5 

23 

Brookfield  

Cook  

2,186 

1,111 

1,075 

97  7 

24 

Bunker  Hill    .           

Macoupin  

1,046 

1,279 

*233 

*18  2 

2.5 

26 

Byron  

Cairo 

Ogle  

Alexander 

932 
14.548 

1,015 
12,566 

*83 
1  982 

*8.3 
15  8 

27 

Cambridge  

Henry  

1,272 

1,345 

*73 

*5.4 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  1 — Continued. 


87 


Number. 

Municipalities. 

County. 

Popula- 
tion 1910. 

Popula- 
tion 1900. 

Increase. 

Per  cent 
of  in- 
crease or 
decrease. 

28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 
40 
41 
42 
43 
44 
45 
46 
47 
48 
49 
50 
51 
52 
53 
54 
55 
56 
57 
58 
59 
60 
61 
62 
63 
64 
65 
66 
67 
68 
69 
70 
71 
72 
73 
74 
75 
76 
77 
78 
79 
80 
81 
82 
83 
84 
85 
86 
87 
88 
89 
90 
91 
92 
93 
94 
95 
96 
97 

3amp  Point  
Carbon  Hill  .                  

Adams  
fimndy 

1,148 
820 
2,833 
1,128 
2,157 
876 
12,421 
1,112 
2,747 
14,525 
5,165 
2,667 
2,076 
2,019 
27,871 
31,  140 
2,601 
5,454 
1,059 
1,253 
58,547 
5,014 
25,976 
1,390 
1,525 
24,978 
2,505 
1,603 
2,421 
2,704 
870 
17,567 
4,835 
2,451 
1,257 
711 
2,086 
1,305 
1,891 
1,088 
9.903 
1,940 
1,224 
1,262 
5,309 
3,008 
7,227 
1,687 
6,861 
4,209 
1,219 
2,451 
4,698 
15,326 
4,113 
34,  670 
1,169 
380 
13,986 
945 
1,515 
9,307 
1,818 
1,910 
1,349 
3,349 
1,175 
11,537 
1,702 
2,312 

1,260 
1,252 
2,939 
1,002 
1,500 
1,008 
9,098 
1,038 
2,832 
5,100 
4,452 
2,607 
1,197 
1,198 
16,354 
20,754 
2,103 
4,353 
1,122 
1,146 
29,655 
4,157 
22,433 
1,582 
1,661 
19,259 
2,187 
1,664 
1,729 
2,311 
1,047 
13,258 
5,000 
2,446 
1,140 
655 
2,054 
1,441 
1,661 
1,140 
3,122 
1,948 
1,085 
1,404 
2,202 
2,602 
5,395 
1,637 
1,559 
2,806 
1,575 
2,578 
3,823 
15,078 
3,517 
29,353 
1,130 
1,004 
13,595 
1,049 
1,566 
8,283 
1,857 
1,324 
1,591 
2,215 
1,306 
10,446 
1,629 
2,504 

*112 
*432 
*106 
126 
657 
*132 
3,323 
74 
*85 
9,425 
713 
60 
879 
821 
11,517 
10,386 
498 
1,101 
*63 
107 
28,892 
857 
3,543 
192 
*136 
5,719 
318 
*61 
692 
493 
*177 
4,209 
*165 
5 
117 
56 
32 
*136 
230 
*52 
6,781 
*8 
139 
*142 
3,107 
406 
1,832 
50 
5,302 
1,403 
*356 
*127 
875 
248 
596 
5,317 
39 
*624 
391 
*104 
*51 
1,024 
*39 
586 
*242 
1,134 
*131 
1,091 
73 
*192 

*8.9 
*34.5 
*3.6 
12.6 
43.8 
*13.1 
36.5 
7.1 
*3.0 
184.8 
16.0 
2.3 
73.4 
68.5 
70.4 
50.0 
23.7 
25.2 
*5.6 
9.3 
97.4 
20.6 
15.8 
12.1 
*8.2 
29.7 
14.5 
*3.7 
40.0 
21.3 
*16.9 
31.8 
*3.3 
0.2 
10.3 
8.7 
1.6 
*9.4 
13.8 
*4.6 
217.2 
0.4 
12.9 
*10.1 
141.1 
15.6 
34.0 
3.1 
340.1 
50.0 
*22.7 
*4.9 
22.9 
1.6 
16.9 
18.1 
3.5 
*62.2 
2.9 
*9.9 
*3.3 
12.4 
*2.1 
44.3 
*15.2 
51.2 
*10.0 
10.4 
4.5 
*7.7 

'an  1  1  i  

White..                   

Carpenters  vi  lie  

Kane  

Casey  

Clark  

Cerro  Gordo..             

Piatt    .                    .  .. 

Champaign  

Champaign           

Chatsworth  .'  

Livingston            

Chester.     ...                       

Randolph 

Chicago  Heights  

Cook.                        ... 

Clinton  

Dewitt                   

Coal  City  

Oninrly                      ,    .„. 

Columbia 

Monroe                  

Cuba  

Fulton                   

Danville  

Vermilion              

Decatur  

Macon  

Downers  Grove  

Dupage  

Duquoin  

Perry  

Earlville  

LaSalle                    

East  Dubuque  

JoDaviess                 

East  St.  Louis  

St.  Clair  

Edwardsville  

Madison  

Elgin... 

Kane 

Elmwood                 .  .  . 

Peoria.  .  . 

Eureka  

Woodford    

Evanston  

Cook  

Fairbury. 

Livingston         .      ... 

Farmer  City 

Dewitt            

Fannington  

Fulton. 

Flora  

Clay  

Forreston  

Ogle  

Freeport  

Stephenson  ,  

Galena  

JoDaviess  

Geneva  

Kane  

Genoa 

DeKalb      .           

Germantown 

Clinton  

Gibson  City 

Ford  

Oilman     ..                ... 

Iroquois  

Girard  

Macoupin  

Golconda 

Pope  

Granite  City 

Madison  

Grayville    .           .  . 

White  

Cumberland          

Griggs  ville  

Pike  

Harrisburg 

Saline  

Harvard     .         ... 

McHenry  

Harvey  

Cook  

Henry  

Marshall  

Herrin  

Williamson  

Highland  Park    . 

Lake  

..do  

Hin§dale 

Dupage  

Hoopeston    ... 

Vermilion  

Morgan          

Jersey.  .  . 

Joliet 

Will  

Jonesboro        ....        ... 

Union  

LaSalle  

Kankakee  

Kansas             

Edgar  

Mercer  

Kewanee  

Henry  
Knox  

Ladd 

Bureau  

LaHarpe      

Hancock  

Lake  

Carroll  

LaSalle 

LaSalle  

Le  Roy      .... 

McLean  

Lewistown.  .  . 

Fulton  

88 


BUREAU   OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Table  1 — Continued. 


Number. 

Municipalities. 

County. 

Popula- 
tion 1910. 

Popula- 
tion 1900. 

Increase. 

Per  cent 
of  in- 
crease or 
decrease. 

98 

Lexington             

McLean  

1,318 

1,415 

*97 

*6  8 

99 

Lincoln  

Logan  

10.892 

8,962 

1,930 

21  5 

100 

Litchfleld              

Montgomery 

5,971 

5,918 

53 

0  9 

101 
10? 

Macomb  

Madison                          

McDonough  

Madison 

5,774 
5,046 

5,375 
1,979 

399 
3  067 

7.4 
155  0 

103 

McHenry           

McHenry                

1,031 

1,013 

18 

1  8 

104 

Marion.              

Williamson          

7,093 

2,510 

4,583 

182  6 

105 

Marengo                          

McHenry 

1,936 

2,005 

*69 

*3  4 

106 

Maroa                  

Macon 

1,160 

1,213 

*53 

*4  4 

107 

Marseilles             

LaSalle. 

3,291 

2,559 

632 

24  7 

108 

Marshall  

Clark... 

2,569 

2,077 

492 

23  7 

109 

Martinsville                 

..do 

1,500 

1,000 

500 

50  0 

110 
111 

Mascoutah  
Mendota                 

St.  Clair  

LaSalle                    .  . 

2,801 
3,806 

2,171 
3,736 

630 
70 

29.0 
1  9 

11? 

Metropolis     -  - 

Massac 

4,655 

4,069 

586 

14  4 

113 
114 

Millstadt  .  .  .•  

St.  Clair  
Rock  Island 

1,140 
24,199 

1,172 
17,248 

*32 
6  951 

*2.7 
40  3 

115 

Monticello                     

Piatt.                       

1,981 

1,982 

*1 

116 

Morris                  

Grnndy 

4,563 

4,273 

290 

6  8 

117 

Morrison              

Whiteside. 

2,410 

2,308 

102 

4  4 

118 

Mowequa  

Shelby  

1,513 

1,478 

35 

2  4 

119 

Mt.  Morris  .,  

Ogle  

1,132 

1,048 

64 

6  1 

1?0 

Mt.  Olive                     

Macoupin  

3,501 

2,935 

566 

19  3 

121 

Mt.  Sterling  .             

Brown  

1,986 

1,960 

26 

1  3 

m 

Murphysboro       

Jackson  

7,475 

6,463 

1  012 

15  7 

m 

Dupage      -           ... 

3,449 

2,629 

820 

31  2 

1?4 

Hancock. 

1,020 

1,321 

*301 

*22  8 

1?5 

Newton                            

Jasper  

2,108 

1,630 

478 

29  3 

i?fi 

Nilwood                  

Macoupin  

401 

424 

*23 

*5  4 

m 

Nokomis             

Montgomery  

1,872 

1,371 

501 

36  5 

m 

McLean  . 

4,024 

3,795 

229 

6  0 

1?9 

North  Chicago  .          

Lake  

3,306 

1,150 

2  156 

187  5 

ISO 

Oakland                     

Coles  

1,159 

1,198 

*39 

*3  3 

131 

Odell                                  

Livingston 

1,035 

1,000 

35 

3  5 

m 

O'Fallon                         

St.  Clair-  

.    2,018 

1,267 

751 

59  3 

133 

Olney                           

Richland  

5,011 

4,260 

751 

17  6 

134 

Onargo          .          

[roquois  

1,273 

1,270 

3 

0  2 

135 

LaSalle     .  . 

9,535 

10,588 

*1  053 

*9  9 

136 

Palatine  

Cook  

1,144 

1,020 

124 

12  2 

137 

Pana  

Christian  

6,055 

5,530 

525 

9  5 

138 

Paris                         

Edgar  

7,664 

6,105 

1  559 

25  5 

139 

Park  Ridge  

Cook  

2,009 

1,340 

669 

49  g 

140 

Pecatonica  

Winnebago  

1,022 

1,045 

*23 

*2  2 

141 

Peotone  

Will  ."  

1,207 

1,003 

204 

20  3 

14? 

Pinckney  ville  ...             

Perry... 

2,722 

2.357 

365 

15  5 

143 

Polo.   ...                   

Ogle  

1,828 

1,869 

*41 

*2  2 

Mt 

Pontiac 

Livingston 

6,090 

4,266 

1  824 

42  8 

145 

Rantoul  

Champaign  

1,384 

1,207 

'  77 

6  4 

146 

Red  Bud.                              

Randolph 

1,240 

1,169 

71 

6  1 

147 

Rochelle  

Ogle... 

2,732 

2,073 

659 

31  8 

148 

Roodhouse  

Greene 

2,171 

2,351 

180 

7.7 

149 

9t.  Arm« 

Kankakee  

1,065 

1,000 

65 

6.5 

SO 

St.  Charles.                          

Kane. 

4,046 

2,675 

1  371 

51  3 

51 

St.  Elmo  

Fayette 

1,227 

1,050 

177 

16  9 

5? 

Sandwich  .-. 

DeKalb 

2,557 

2,520 

37 

1  5 

53 

gavaina,  ... 

Carroll  

3,691 

3,325 

366 

11  0 

54 

Shawneetown    ...                

Gallatin 

1,863 

1,698 

165 

9  7 

55 

Sheffield  

Bureau 

1,009 

1,265 

*256 

*20  2 

56 

Shelbyville  

Shelby.  . 

3,590 

3,546 

44 

1  2 

157 

58 

Sheldon  
Sorento  

roquois  
Bond 

1,143 
1,018 

1,103 
1,000 

40 
18 

3.6 
1  8 

59 

Sparta  

Randolph.  . 

3,081 

2,941 

140 

4  8 

60 

Springfield  

Sangamon.. 

51,678 

34,  159 

17  519 

51  3 

L61 

Spring  Valley     

Bureau 

7,035 

6,214 

821 

13  2 

fi? 

Staunton  

Mftmiipin 

5,048 

2,786 

2  262 

81  2 

63 

Sterling  

Whiteside. 

7,467 

6,309 

1,158 

18  4 

64 

Streator  »  ... 

LaSalle  .  .  . 

14,253 

14,079 

174 

1.2 

165 
66 

Sumner  
Sycamore  

Lawrence  
DeKalb 

1,413 
3,926 

1,268 
3,653 

145 
273 

11.4 
7  5 

67 

TaylorviUe.  .  . 

Christian... 

5,446 

4,248 

1.198 

28.2 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  1 — Concluded. 


89 


Number. 

Municipalities. 

County. 

Popula- 
tion 1910. 

Popula- 
tion 1900. 

Increase. 

Percent 
of  in- 
crease or 
decrease. 

168 

Toluea..:  

Marshall 

2,407 

2,629 

222 

8.4 

169 

Troy  City  

Madison  ....           ... 

1,447 

1,080 

367 

34.0 

170 

Urbana  

Champaign  

8,245 

5,728 

2,517 

43.9 

171 

Venice  

Madison 

3,718 

2,450 

1,268 

51.8 

172 

Vienna  

.Tnhnsnn,, 

1,124 

1,217 

*93 

*7.6 

173 

Warren  

JoDaviess.  .  .  :  

1,331 

1,327 

4 

0.3 

174 

Warsaw  

Hancock 

2,254 

2,335 

*81 

*3.5 

175 

Waterloo  

Monroe  .  .       .           *.  .  . 

2,091 

2,114 

*23 

*1.1 

176 

Watseka  

Iroquois 

2,476 

2,505 

*29 

*1.2 

177 

Waiikegan 

Lake 

16,069 

9,426 

6,633 

70.4 

178 

Wenona  

Marshall     

1,442 

1,486 

*44 

*3.0 

179 

West  Chicago  

DuPage 

2,378 

1,877 

401 

21.4 

180 

West  Hammond  

Cook. 

4,948 

2,935 

2,013 

61.8 

181 

Westville  

Vermilion 

2,607 

1,605 

1,002 

62.4 

18? 

Wheaton  

DuPage 

3,423 

2,345 

1,078 

46.0 

183 

White  Hall  

Greene. 

2,854 

2,030 

824 

40.6 

184 

Wilmette  

Cook.  .  . 

4,943 

2,300 

2,643 

114.9 

18,") 

Wilmington  

Will 

1,450 

1,420 

30 

2.1 

186 

Winchester  

Scott...  .           

1,639 

1,711 

*72 

4.2 

187 

Woodstock.  .  . 

McHenry 

4,331 

2,502 

1,829 

73.1 

*  Decrease. 


90 


BUREAU   OF   LABOR   STATISTICS. 


TABLE  2 — Tax  Rate,  Railroads  and  Trains,  Facilities  for  Shipping,  Acres 

roads  and  the  Inducements  Offered  to  Secure 


Municipalities  and  Counties. 

Tax  Rate  Per  $100.00. 

Railroads, 
Number  of  — 

Facilities 
for  receiv- 
ing and 
shipping 
freight. 

County 
includ- 
ing bond. 

Town. 

City 
includ- 
ing 
bond  and 
park. 

Roads. 

Trains 
daily. 

Adams  — 
Camp  Point  .  . 

$.66 
.99 

$  .10 

$1.20 
1.43 

2 
7 
2 
1 
1 

4 
1 
3 

1 
2 

2 

4 
2 
2 

1 
4 
3 

2 
2 

1 

2 

1 
1 

2 

1 
5 
1 
4 
I 
3 
2 
1 
17 
1 

2 

3 
1 
3 

2 
2 

2 

1 
1 
1 
4 
2 

15 
32 
10 
8 
4 

7 
8 
11 

80 
50 

8 

98 
17 

Good  

Alexander- 
Cairo  

Good  

Bond— 

Sorento  .  .   . 

Good.. 

Boone  — 
Belvidere 

Good 

Brown  — 
,   Mt.  Sterling. 

.50 

.38 

.06 

1.55 

Good  

Bureau— 
Ladd  

Good 

Sheffield  

.38 
.38 

.37 

1.75 

..do  
..do  

Good... 

Spring  Valley... 

Carroll- 
Lanark  

.48 
.48 

.75 

.12 
.06 

.22 
1.30 

.65 
1.34 

Savanna  

..do  

Cass— 
Beardstown.  .  . 

Good...  . 

Champaign- 
Champaign  

.50 

Good... 

Rantoul  

.50 

..do... 

Urbana  

.50 

.44 

.10 

1.7.0 

..do 

Christian- 
Assumption.. 

12 
40 
30 

16 
26 

7 

25 

20 
6 

8 

36 
50 
24 

75 

Good  . 

Pana  

.44 

do 

Taylorville.  .  .  . 

.44 
.50 

.06 

2.00 

.do.. 

Clark- 
Casey  

Good  . 

Marshall...     . 

.50 

.70 

1.00 

do  . 

Martinsville.  . 

..do  
Good.  . 

Clay- 
Flora  

Clinton  — 
Breese  

.60 

.38 

1.17 

Good 

Germantown... 

..do  
Good  

Coles- 
Oakland  

.58 

Cook- 
Arlington  Heights  

.51 

Good  

Blue  Island  

.51 

..do  
do      

Brookfleld  

.51 

Chicago  Heights  

.51 

..do  

Evanston  

.51 

Harvey  

.51 

100 
34 
85 
104 

Good.  .  . 

Palatine  

.51 
.51 

1.00 

2.72 

..do  
do 

Park  Ridge  

West  Hammond.  .  . 

.51 
.51 

.09 

2.25 

..do  

Wilmette  

Cumberland— 
i-Greenup  

.50 

14 

25 
10 
20 

54 
16 

22 

60 
48 
24 
56 
125 

Good  

DeKalb— 
Genoa  

.53 
.53 

.36 

2.83 

Good. 

Sandwich  

..do  
..do  

Good  

Sycamore  

.53 

De  Witt- 
Clinton  

.45 
.45 

.10 

1.32 

Farmer  City  

..do  
Good 

Douglas  — 
"•Arcola  

.75 
.34 

.90 

2.50 

DuPage— 
Downers  Grove  

Good  

Hindsdale  

.34 

Fair  . 

Naperville 

34 

2.50 

Good 

West  Chicago  

.34 

••d*  
..do... 

Wheaton.  .  . 

.34 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


91 


of  Land  Available  for  Factories,  and  its  Location  with  Respect  to  Rail- 
Factories,  by  Municipalities  and  Counties. 


Acres  of  land 
available  for 
factories. 

Location  with 
respect 
to  railroads. 

Inducements  Offered  to  Secure  Factories. 

50  

Adjoining  

None  

Several  hundred  .  .  . 

Near    

Cheap  freight  and  fuel; 

labor  conditions  and  modern  conveniencies 

Plenty  

Some  

Adjoining  

Good  -                                          

400  

Adjoining  

Plenty... 

Adjoining  

Cheap  sites  

20...I  

..do  

..do  

Plenty  

Adjoining... 

Sites  and  money 

20             

Near  

Free  sites 

150                     

One  mile 

Good 

100  

None  

Plenty  

Near  

40         

Adjoining  

Any  amount      

Some  aid 

15                  

Adjoining  j* 
..do  

Free  sites  

Plenty        

80                  

Adjoining.  .  . 

Free  sites  and  some  me 
Good 

nev 

200                    

..do. 

100                  

Near  

Plenty             

Adjoining 

Some  
10                   

Near  
Adjoining    .  .  . 

Liberal  .  .  . 

Bonus  

Plenty 

Near  .. 

Near 

..do  

Plenty             

Adjoining  

None  

500 

..do. 

Some  

None  

300 

Adjoining 

Free  sites  

..do          

Good  

None  

Free  sites 

Good 

Free  sites 

do                   

..do... 

None  

do 

do        

Some  aid  

Some 

..do  

None  

60  

Plenty 

Near  
Adjoining  

Reasonable       

Free  sites        

None  

Plenty 

Near  .......... 

200 

Adjoining  

Free  sites  

None... 

None  .  .  . 

BUREAU    OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 


Table  2— 


Municipalities  and  Counties. 

Tax  Rate  Per  $100.00. 

Railroads, 
Number  of  — 

Facilities 
for  receiv- 
ing and 
shipping 
freight. 

County 
includ- 
ing bond. 

Town. 

City 
includ- 
ing 
bond  and 
park. 

Roads. 

Trains 
daily. 

Edgar- 
Kansas  

$.37 
.37 

.45 

$.20 
.12 

$3.40 
2.00 

1.60 

1.90 

2 
3 

1 
2 
3 

1 
2 
2 
2 

2 

2 
2 

1 
1 
3 
2 

1 

45 
10 

4 
18 
40 

7 
8 
10 

8 

4 

22 
12 

8 

8 

15 

4 

Good... 

Paris  

..do  

Edwards  — 
Albion  

Good  

Fayette— 
St.  Elmo....... 

.45 
.23 

.31 

Good  

Ford- 
Gibson  City 

Good.. 

Fulton- 
Astoria  

.30 
.30 

Good... 

Cuba...  . 

..do  
..do 

Farmington 

.30 

Lewistown.  .  .                     . 

.30 

..do  
Good  

Gallatin— 
Shawneetown  

1.14 

.48 

.60 

*7.20 

Greene  — 
Roodhouse  

Good... 

White  Hall  

.48 

.40 
.40 

.07 
.17i 

1.61 
1.00 

..do  
Good  

Grundy  — 
Braceville  

CarbonHill  

None  
Good  

Coal  City  

.40 
.40 

.18 

1.20 

Morris  

..do  
Good.. 

Hancock  — 
LaHarpe  

.46 

Nauvoo  

.46 

Warsaw  

.46 

1.67 

•   1 

1 

1 

2 
1 
2 
2 

3 

2 
2 

4 
3 
2 

1 

4 
2 
1 
2 
1 
3 

5 
2 

3 
1 

6 

6 
10 

20 
10 
16 
60 

14 
25 
15 

100 
22 

16 

4 

"*jf 

8 
35 

Good 

Henry  — 
Cambridge  

.75 

Good  

Kewanee  

.75 
.20 

.40 

.70 

..do  
Good  

Iroquois  — 
Gilman  

Onargo  

.20 

..do  
..do  
do      .  .. 

Sheldon  

.20 

Watseka  

.20 

Jackson— 
Murphysboro.  

.75 

2.00 

Good  . 

Jasper  — 
Newton  

.54 

Good 

Jersey— 
Jerseyvilla  

.75 

.65 

.10 

1.20 

Good  

JoDaviess  — 
-East  Dubuque  ,  

Good  

Galena  .     ... 

.65 
.65 

.25 

3.00 

..do  
Fan-  

Warren  

Johnson  — 
Vienna  

.75 

2.50 

2.31 
1.86 
1.37 
1.13 
1.43 

Good  ..    . 

Kane- 
Aurora  

.56 
.56 
.56 
.56 
.56 
.56 

.08 
.15 
.05 
.04 

.79 

Good.  
..do  
..do  
..do  
do  

Batavia  

Carpentersville  

Elgin  

Geneva  

St.  Charles  

50 

30 
50 

..do  
Good... 

Kankakee  — 
Kankakee  

.50 

St..  An-rifl-,.  ..        ,    .    .    ,    ,    ,    . 

.50 

..do  

Knox— 
Abingdon  

.50 
.50 

2.50 

Good... 
..do... 

Knoxville.  .  . 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


93 


•Continued. 


Acres  of  land 
available  for 
factories. 

Location  with 
respect 
to  railroads. 

Inducements  Offered  to  Secure  Factories. 

Plenty.  .  .  , 

Adjojriipg,  , 

Liberal  .                                                                                  .  .. 

100  to  200  ;  

..do  1  

Sites  and  water  free                                                                  

200  

Adjoining  

None  .  ..;. 

Unlimited  

Near  

None  

Plenty  

Adjoining  

Some..                                                                                  

100  

Adjoining  

Some  .                                                                                   

Plenty  

20...:. 

Adjoining      ... 

Some                                                                                     

20  

..do  

Free  sites                                                                           

100  

Near            .... 

None  .                                                                                

50... 

Free  sites  and  water                                                           

200  

.do          

Free  sites  and  money                                                   

Some  

Adjoining 

None  

None  ....                                                               

200  

Free  sites                                                                        

Plenty  

do         

Bonus                                                                    

200... 

Adjoining  

Plenty.. 

500  

Some  aid                                                                      

160... 

Cheap  rent                                                                   

50  

Plenty... 

Some                                                               .         

20...:.  

do        " 

None 

do                                                                                

100. 

Plenty 

Plenty. 

Free  sites                                           

100 

20 

do 

10.. 

do 

200 

10 

10 

do                                                                                                   

Plenty 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do                                                                      

400 

Unlimited 

Non6                                                                                                         

160 

25... 

Vdioinine  

94 


BUREAU    OF    LABOE   STATISTICS. 


Table  2— 


Municipalities  and  Counties. 

Tax  Rate  Per  $100.00. 

Railroads, 
Number  of  — 

Facilities 
for  receiv- 
ing and 
shipping 
freight. 

County 
includ- 
ing bond. 

Town. 

City 
includ- 
ing 
bond  and 
park. 

Roads. 

Trains 
daily. 

Lake- 
Highland  Park.. 

$.455 

2 
2 
2 
2 
2 

2 
2 
4 
1 
4 
2 
5 

1 
2 

2 
2 
1 
3 

2 

4 

2 

1 
1 
1 
1 

2 
1 
2 

4 
3 

1 
3 
3 
2 
3 

7 
4 
7 
8 
2 
4 

1 
2 
1 

2 
1 
2 

50 
15 
50 
25 
120 

10 
2 

Good 

High  wood.. 

.455 
.455 
.455 
.455 

35 

$.09 
.03*. 
.03* 
.07f 

$2.17 
1.82 
3.00 
1.97 

..do. 

Lake  Forest 

Fair 

North  Chicago. 

Good 

Waukegan 

.  do 

LaSalle— 
Earlville... 

Kingley  

35 

» 

do 

LaSalle.. 

.35 
.35 

.77 

1.89 

do 

Marseilles. 

12 

24 
15 

do 

Mendota... 

.35 

do 

Ottawa.. 

35 

do 

Streator.  . 

.35 

do 

Lawrence  — 
Sumner... 

.70 
.346 
.25 

.06 
.14 

9 

20 

10 
14 
6 
24 

16 
37 

14 

30 
18 
12 
32 

15 
12 
14 

91 

Good 

Lee— 
Amboy.. 

1.47 

2.50 
1.27 

Good 

Livingston- 
Chats  worth 

Good 

Fairbury 

.25 
25 

.04 

do 

Odell..; 

Pontiac.:  

.25 

1.55 

Good 

Logan- 
Atlanta  

.75 

Good 

Lincoln 

.75 

1.52 
3.12J 

..do  
Good 

McDonough  — 
Macomb  

52 

McHenry— 
Harvard.  

.35 

Good 

McHenry  

.35 

do 

Marengo  

.35 

..do  
..do  

Good 

Woodstock  

.35 

McLean  — 
LeRoy  

.27 
27 

.111 

Lexington  .  .  . 

..do  
do 

Normal  

.27 
.45 

.06 

2.26 

.\l;iron  — 
Decatur  

Good 

Maroa  

.45 

do 

Macoupin— 
Bunker  Hill.. 

.55 
55 

.12| 

3.25 

6 

Good 

Girard  

do 

Mt.  Olive  

.55 
.55 

.50 

2.00 

30 
40 

50 

32 
8 
140 
20 

7 

..do  
..do  
..do  

Good  

Nil  wood  

Staunton  

.55 
.74 

.45 

.55 
1.66 

Madison  — 
Alton  

Edwards  ville  

.74 

..do  
do 

Granite  City.  .  . 

.74 
.74 
.74 

.74 

.34 

.07 
.11 
.46 
.09 

3.00 
.54 
2.47 
1.12 

Madison  

..do  
..do  
do 

TroyCity  

Venice  

Marshall  — 
Henry  ,  

10 
...... 

6 

8 
12 

Good  

'J'oluca  

34 

..do  
Fair  

Wenona  

.34 

.65 
2.90 

Massac  — 
Metropolis  

75 

Good  

Menard— 
Athens.  .  .  . 

.51 

Fair  

Mercer— 
Keithsburg.  .  . 

.75 

.40 

2.00 

Good... 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


95 


Continued. 


Acres  of  land 
available  for 
factories. 

Location  with 
respect 
to  railroads. 

Inducements  Offered  to  Secure  Factories. 

None  

None  

Some  

Adjoining  

None  

150  

Adjoining  

Free  sites                                                                        

300... 

..do 

40  

Adjoining  

Small  

80... 

Adjoining.  .  . 

100  

Near  

Free  sites                                                                           

Plenty...           

Near         

Good  .                                                                             

..do  

Adjoining  

Sites  and  bonus                                      

1,000  

Adjoining  

Sites  and  bonus                                              

Plenty  .  .             

Adjoining  

Some  aid  

Plenty  ...           

Near    

First  class  

Adjoining 

Plenty. 

..do  

15 

Near 

Free  sites                                                                            

Unlimited 

Near 

None                                                                                

Plenty 

Adjoining    .... 

Some     ....                                                   

Plenty 

Adjoining 

400 

Near 

Reasonable                                                         

Plenty 

do 

do                                                                                    

do 

Adjoining 

Good                                                                   

300 

..do 

Some  aid  ..        .               -- 

Plenty 

None                                                                            

do 

do 

do 

Plenty 

do 

4 

Free  sites                                                   

•60 

do 

do 

Free  sites                                                  

1  000 

do 

-500 

do 

Free  sites  and  bonus                                   

1  000 

None                                                            

Plenty  

1  000 

..do.  .. 
do 

Many  
Good                                              .             

40 

600 

Some  aid                                 

Plenty 

do 

10 

Good                                                            

Plenty 

do 

100 

Free  sites                          .      .               

None                                               .             

30... 

Adjoining... 

Free  sites...                                                                            

9G 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 


Table  2— 


Municipalities  and  Counties. 

Tax  Rate  Per  $100.00. 

Railroads, 
Number  of  — 

Facilities 
for  receiv- 
ing and 
shipping 
freight. 

County 
includ- 
ing bond. 

Town. 

City 
includ- 
ing 
bond  and 
park. 

Roads. 

Trains 
daily. 

Monroe  — 
Columbia.. 

$1  09 

' 
1 
1 

6 
2 

4 

2 
3 
1 
2 
3 

2 
2 

1 
2 

2 
3 

1 
1 

3 

3 

1 
2 

3 

4 

6 
22 
1 
1 
2 

1 

7 

1 

1 

2 

4 

1 
1 

5 
2 
2 

2 
2 

6 
6 

46 
60 

30 

8 
60 
4 
14 
150 

18 
8 

12 
15 

12 

Good  

Waterloo..... 

1.09 

$  .65 

4.91 
2.00 

1.75 

Fair  

Montgomery  — 
Litchfield  

.41 
.41 

50 

$  .31 

1.00 

Good  

Nokomis. 

..do  

Morgan- 
Jacksonville 

Good  

Ogle- 
Byron  

50 

Good  

Forreston... 

50 

..do  

Mt.  Morris  .  . 

.50 

..do  
..do  
..do  

Good  

Polo... 

.50 
.50 

.46 
.46 

.13 
.22 

.12J 

1.45 
1.92 

Rochelle 

Peoria  — 
Averyville 

Elmwood 

..do  
Good... 

Perry  — 
Duquoin. 

56 

1.20 

1.57 

Pinckneyville 

56 

..do  

Piatt—      * 
Cerro  Gordo 

42 

Good... 

Monticello  . 

.42 
40 

.08 

1.69 

..do  

Pike- 
Barry.. 

6 
6 

14 
6 
12 

24 
29 

100 
53 
8 
2 
34 

4 
67 
2 

6 
25 

18 
4 

51 
12 

20 

60 
8 

Good  

Griggsville.. 

.40 

75 

1.40 

4.00 
.90 
1.10 

..do  
Good  
Good 

Pope— 
Golconda.. 

Randolph- 
Chester..  . 

52 

Red  Bud...  . 

52 

..do  
..do.  

Good  

Sparta  

.52 

1.48 

4.98 

Richland— 
Olney  

40 

Rook  Island— 
Moline  .  .  . 

63 

Good 

St.  Glair—                                            • 
Belleville  

50 

1.60 
1.38 
1.10 
2.00 
1.64 

1.65 
2.37 
1.30 

Good  

East  St.  Louis       

.50 

..do  
..do  
..do  
..do  

Good 

Mascoutah  

.50 
.50 

.50 

1.05 

.58 
75 

.42 
.10 
1.31 

.28 
.07 

Millstadt.  .  . 

O'Fallon  

Saline— 
Harrisburg  

Sangamon— 
Springfield  

Good  

Scott- 
Winchester... 

Good  

Shelby- 
Mo  weaqua...  . 

45 

Good.. 

Shelbyville  

.45 
.45 

.09 

1.65 

..do  
Good  
Good. 

Stephenson  — 
Free  port  '.....  

Union  — 
Anna  

75 

1.35 

2.50 

1.46 

Jonesboro  

.75 

..do  
Good 

Vermilion  — 
Danville  

.45 
45 

.04 

Hoopeston  

do.. 

Westville  

45 

..do  
Good.  .  . 

White— 
Carmi  

75 

Grayville... 

.75 

..do... 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


Acres  of  land 
available  for 

factories. 

Location  with 
respect 
to  railroads. 

Inducements  Offered  to  Secure  Factories. 

40  

Adjoining 

.    •                                                       i 
Free  sites 

Plenty  

.  .  do  

..do       .                                                                                    

640  

Adjoining 

Sites  and  etc                                                                          

Plenty  

..do  

Unlimited           

Adjoining  

Plenty... 

.do          

Free  sites                                                                     

15.. 

do             

Unlimited 

do          

Free  site's                                                                        

1,000 

do             

Free  sites  and  financial  aid                                                      «  

15 

Plenty 

do        "      ... 

Some 

Free  city  tax                                                                      

Plenty 

None                                                                               

do 

Plenty 

100 

•    • 

Some 

Some  aid                                                                

10 

170 

120 

350 

Good                                                                             

Plenty 

20 

Plenty 

100 

Good                                                   

g 

10 

25 

500 

100 

do                              ,  -  

100 

None     .          

..do... 

..do... 

Good...                       

98 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 


Table  2— 


Tax  Rate  Per  $100.00. 

"Railroads. 
Number  of— 

Facilities 

for  receiv- 

Municipalities and  Counties. 

County 
includ- 
ing bond. 

Town. 

City 
includ- 
ing 
bond  and 

Roads. 

Trains 
daily. 

ing  and 
shipping 
freight. 

park. 

Whiteside— 

Morrison  

$0.40 

$0.10 

81.58 

1 

75 

Good.  .  . 

Sterling  

.40 

.50 

2  75 

2 

100 

do 

Will— 

Braidwood  

.47 

1 

8 

Good.  .  . 

Joliet  

.47 

.37 

1.70 

6 

64 

do 

Peotone  

.47 

2 

90 

.do. 

Wilmington.  .  .          ... 

.47 

1 

12 

do 

Williamson— 

Herrin  

.39 

.16 

1.52 

4 

10 

Good  

Marion  

.39 

.40 

2.20 

3 

16 

do 

Winnebago  — 

Pecatonica  

.218 

1.31 

2 

20 

Good  

Woodford— 

Eureka  

.43 

2 

*  Including  school  tax. 


INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


99 


Concluded. 


Acres  of  land 
available  for 
factories. 

Location  with 
respect 
to  railroads. 

Inducements  Offered  to  Secure  Factories. 

100                    

Near  

Free  sites        

Plenty  

..do  

None  

40                

Near  

Free  sites  

Plenty 

Adjoining 

500  .                

Some  

Plenty 

Adjoining 

None               

500 

Adjoining 

Free  sites          

Plenty 

do             

Good  :  

Plenty 

Near            

None  .  .  . 

100 


BUREAU   OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 


TABLE  3 — Idle  Factory  Buildings,  Cost  of  Coal  to  Factories,  Water] 
Amount  of  Help  Available,  Kind  and  Cost  of  Light  to 


Municipalities  and 
Counties. 

Idle 
factory 
build- 
ings. 

Cost 
of  coal  per 
ton 
to  factories. 

Water  Supply. 

Agricultural 
products  to  supply  factories. 

How  furnished. 

Cost 
to 

factories 
per 
1,000  gallon. 

Adams  — 
Camp  Point  
Alexander  — 
Cairo  

Bond— 
Sorento. 

No  
No  
No      .. 

S3  00 
1  25 
1  75 
200 

2  25 

2  00 

Wells 

None                                 

Water  works... 
Wells 

7c 

All  farm  products                 .... 

Fruit  and  vegetables  

Boone  — 
Belvidere 

No 

Artesian  wells  . 
Wells  
Wells 

Grain  and  milk                  

Brown  — 
Mt.  Sterling  
Bureau  — 
Ladd.. 

No  

Yes—  1. 
No  

Grain  

Sheffield 

Water  works... 
..do  

20c 

Corn  and  oats                

Spring  Valley 

..do.... 

Grain  and  vegetables-  

Carroll- 
Lanark. 

No... 

3  00 
3  00 

2  00 

1  50 
$0.85-1  25 

Wells 

Grain                               

Savanna. 

Yes—  1. 
No  

Waterworks... 
Waterworks... 

Water  works.  .  . 
do 

6c 
Special 

6c 
5cto20c 

Vegetables..               

Cass— 
Beardstown 

Grain  and  vegetables  

Champaign- 
Champaign 

No... 

Grain  and  fruits        

Rantoul  
Urbana.  .  . 

..do.... 
..do.... 

do 

..do  

Christian  — 
Assumption  
Pana  

No... 

..do.... 

0.75-1  25 
1  25 
1  00 

2  00 

Wells 

Grain  and  vegetables           

..do  
..do  

Stand  pipe.  .  . 
Wells... 

lOc 
15c 

15C 

Taylorville 

do..  .  . 

Grain  and  vegetables  

Clark- 
Casey  

Marshall... 

No... 
..do.... 

Fruit  and  vegetables 

Gram,  and  etc  

Martins  ville.. 
Clay- 
Flora.. 

..do.... 
do. 

200 
90 
1  12J 

do 

Well 

Grain  and  vegetables    .  "      .... 

Clinton  — 
Breese  

German  town 

No... 
..do.... 

Water  works... 

Reasonable 

Wheat  corn  and  oats 

Grain  and  straw  

Coles- 
Oakland  . 
Cook- 
Arlington  Heights 
Blue  Island  .  . 
Brookfleld  .  . 

No  

No... 
..do.... 
do.... 

2  50 

250 
2  10 

Wells 

Grain  

Waterworks... 
do 

By  meter 

None                        

Wells 

Chicago  Heights... 
Evanston  
Harvey  
Palatine  
Park  Ridge  '.'.'. 
West  Hammond.. 
Wilmette. 

Yes—  1. 
No  
..do.... 
..do.... 
..do.... 
..do.... 

1  75 
1  88 
2  00 
2  00 
3  50 
2  25 

Water  works.  .  . 
Well 

4c 
15c 
cheap 

None                            

Grain..               

Private  corp.  .. 
Water  works 

None                                   

Grain  

Wells. 

Vegetables  

Water  works... 

7c 

None                               

Cumberland— 
Greenup... 
DeKalb— 
Genoa  
Sandwich  
Sycamore  .. 

No  

No... 
..do.... 
Yes—  1. 

No... 
..do.... 

No  

No... 

..do.... 

Yes—  1. 

1  95 

2  00 
3  00 
3  25 

1  50 

1  88 

2  75 

1  65 
2  00 

River 

lOc 

7c 
Meter  rate 
6c 

Grain  and  vegetables  

Waterworks... 
Stand  pipe  
Wells 

do                

DeWitt— 
Clinton  
Farmer  City  
Douglas— 
Arcola  
DuPage  — 
Downers  Grove.  .  . 
Hinsdale  
Naperville  

Well 

15C 

Water  works... 

Grain  and  vegetables           .... 

Wells... 

Grain,  Hay  and  milk 

Plant  

None     .             .        

..do  

West  Chicago  
Wheaton  

No  
..do.... 



Water  works.  .. 

Grain                      ... 

..do... 

None... 

INDUSTRIAL  OPPORTUNITIES. 


101 


Supply,  how  Furnished  and  Cost,  Agricultural  and  Mineral  Products, 
Factories  and  Others  by  Municipalities  and  Counties. 


Mineral  Products. 

Can  Help  Be 
Secured  in  City. 

Light  Plant. 

Yes 
or 
No. 

Number. 

Kind. 

Price  To— 

Factories. 

Others. 

None  

Electric  .  . 

lOc  to  15c  K  W 

Clay  and  sand  

Yes.. 
Yes.. 

Plenty 
300 

Both  

$1.25Mft.;3cto8cK.W. 

2  rate  system...         ... 

Electric.. 

Clay,  stone  and  sand.  . 

Yes.. 

Both 

Stone  

Coal  
Clay  

Yes.. 

Yes.. 
..do.. 

2,000 

Plenty 
100 
1,000 

100 

100 

300 
500 
Plenty 

200 
1,000 

Electric  

Electric... 

..do  

15c  K.  W 

Sand  and  clay  
Shale  

Sand  

Clay  
Clay  and  stone  
_do  

,.do- 

Yes.. 
..do.. 

Yes.. 

Yes.. 
..do- 
do- 

Both  

Electric  

Both  
Both 

Special 

$1.25Mft.;10cK.  W... 

Both 

$1.00Mft.;12JcK.  W.. 
Meter  rates  

$1.25Mft.;15cK.  W... 
Meter  rates 

Electric  

Both  

Coal... 
Shale  

Yes., 
do. 

Electric  

do 

Coal  

do. 

100 

600 
300 

..do  
Both    

9cK.  W  
6cto8cK.  W  

9cK.  W  

8c  to  25c  K.  W  .  . 

Coal,  oil,  gas'and  stone 
Stone  and  shale.  

Yes., 
do. 

Na'l  gas;  elec. 
Natural  gas.. 

Clay,  sand  and  stone.  . 
Clay  

Yes.. 
Yes.. 

Plenty 

Electric  

Electric  
None  

5cK.W  

lOcK.W  
9oK.W  .'.... 

Coal  

do. 

300 
100 

Yes 

Electric  

None  

Yes 

Both.  . 

Clay  

Clay  and  stone  

..do.. 
No 



..do  
do  .... 

lOcK.W  

None  
Clay  and  sand  

Yes., 
do. 

Plenty 
200 
1,000 
Plenty 

"plenty 

.  do  

Electric..  
Both  
..do  
..do  
..do  

15cK.  W  
Cheap  

15cK.  W  
Cheap  

$1.00  It  ft.;  12c  K.  W... 
$1.10  M  ft.;  15c  K.  W... 

None  

do. 

do. 

None  

Yes."." 

Yes.. 

500 
200 

Electric  
Electric.. 

6cK.  W  

lOcK.  W  

Sand  and  clay  
None  

Yes.. 
..do- 
do. 

..do  
Both  

13cK.  W  

None  
Clay  and  sand  

Clay 

Yes.. 
..do- 
Yes 

Plenty 
200 

300 
200 

Both.  .  . 
Electric  

Electric  . 

isc'kYw.Y."."  !!!!!!;; 

$1.25  M  ft.;  20c  K.  W... 
15cK.  W  

None  
Stone  

Sand  and  gravel 

Yes.. 

Yes"."! 
do 

Electric  

Both  
..do  
do... 

TJc'kYw.Y.Y!!!!"!;" 

12JcK.  W... 
lOJcK.W  

None  

No... 



..do  



$1.00  M.  ft.:10cK.  W... 

102 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 


Table  3— 


Municipalities  and 
Counties. 

Idle 
factory 
build- 
ings. 

Cost 
of  coal  per 
ton 
to  factories. 

Water  Supply. 

Agricultural 
products  to  supply  factories. 

How  furnished. 

Cost 
to 
factories 
per 
1,000  gallon. 

Edgar- 
Kansas  
Paris 

No... 
do- 

$1  00 

Oats,  wheat  and  broom  corn  .  .  . 
Straw  

Water  works... 
None  

Free 

Edwards  — 
Albion  

Fayette— 
St.  Elmo 

No  

Yes—  2. 

No  

No... 
do 

i  so 

Fruit,    vegetables,    grain    and 
broom  corn                

Water  works.  .  . 
Water  works 

6c 

Grain  

Ford- 
Gibson  City  
Fulton- 
Astoria  
Cuba 

2  00 

1  50 
1  40 
1  55 
2  50 

1  00 

1  60 
1  75 

2  40 
3  00 
1  50 
2  50 

2  50 
3  35 
2  00 

3  25 
2  25 

200 
250 
2  25 
2  00 

1  50 
200 
1  40 

3  00 
2  00 
2  65 

Grain  

Wells 

7Jcto50c 

Grain  and  vegetables        

do 

Grain..                          

Farmington  
Lewistown  
Gallatin— 
Shawneetown  
Greene  — 
Roodhouse  
White  Hall  
Grundy— 
Braceville 

..do.... 
..do.... 

No  

No... 
..do.... 

No 

do 

Pump 

12c 

Grain  and  vegetables  

Wells 

Grain...  

Water  works... 
..do  

None 

Free 
6fc 

Grain  .          .                   

Grain  and  vegetables  

Carbon  Hill  .. 
Coal  City  

..do.... 
/.do.... 
Yes—  1. 

No  

Artesian  wells  . 
Waterworks... 
Artesian  wells  . 

Water  works 

None  .  .  . 

5c 
very  low 

..do..                   

Grain                                     

Hancock  — 
LaHarpe  
Nauvoo  .. 

Grain  

Plant 

Warsaw.. 

Yes—  1. 

No... 
..do.... 

No... 
..do.... 
..do.... 
..do.... 

No  
Yes—  1. 
No  

No... 
Yes—  1. 
No  

No 

Water  works 

Grain  and  vegetables  

Henry- 
Cambridge  
Kewanee  
Iroquois  — 
Oilman  
Onargo  
Shelden  
Watseka  
Jackson  — 
Murphysboro  
Jasper  — 
Newton... 

Water  works.  .  . 
Plant 

40c 

Grain                             

..do  

Water  works 

Grain  

..do  

Pump 

15c 

Corn                           

None  

Corn     .              - 

Waterworks... 
River 

45Jc 
5C 
low 

Grain  '.  

Jersey  — 
Jersey  ville  
JoDaviess  — 
East  Dubuque  .  .  . 
Galena. 

Water  works.  .  . 
Stand  pipe 

Grain                             

Wells 

Warren  
Johnson  — 
Vienna 

do 

20c 

Grain  

Water  works 

Grain  and  vegetables  

Kane  — 
Aurora..  

Yes—  1. 
No  
..do.... 
..do.... 
..do.... 
..do.... 

No 

1  75 
240 
2  75 
4  50 
3  30 
2  00 

Artesian  wells  . 
Waterworks... 
..do  
do  

Grain,  fruit  and  etc  

Batavia  
Carpentersville  .  .  . 
Elgin  

Geneva... 
St.  Charles  
Kankakee— 
Kankakee  .     . 

8c 

do          

Grain  ,  
Milk  and  vegetables  

..do  

do 

me 

Waterworks... 
..do  

Well 

15C 
Low 

16c 
I7c 

St.  Anne 

Yes—  1. 

No... 
Yes—  1. 

2  00 

200 

Grain  and  vegetables  

Knox  — 
Abingdon  
Knoxville... 

Grain  and  milk  

Water  works.  .  . 

Grain  ,  

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


103 


Continued. 


Mineral  Products. 

Can  Help  Be 
Secured  in  City. 

Light  Plant. 

Yes 
or 
No. 

Number. 

Kind. 

Price  To— 

Factories. 

Others. 

Coal  
Sand  

Yes.. 
..do- 

1,000 
400  to  500 

200 
Many 
500 
200 

Electric... 

9cK.  W.. 

llcK.  W  

do 

Shale  and  clay  
Shale  

Yes.. 
Yes.. 
Yes.. 

Gas  

Special                

Electric.. 

SOcMft  

Electric 

Coal  and  clay  

Yes., 
do. 

Electric... 

do 

lOc  K.  W 

Clay  and  coal... 

.do- 

1,000 

do 

Coal  

..  do- 

200 
Plenty 

200 

600 

..do  

Lead  and  coal  

Clay....  
Coal  and  clay  

Yes.. 

Yes.. 
.  .do- 

Electric  
Electric 

6cK.  W  

lOcK.  W  

..do  
Both  

8cK.  W  

15cK.  W  

Coal  and  clay  .  .  . 

Yes.. 

Coal... 

do. 

400 
700 

None 

..do 

do 

Electric... 
Both 

lOcK.W  

9cK.  W  

Sand.  .. 

do. 

Coal... 
Clay  

Yes., 
do. 

50 

Electric... 
do 

lOcK.  W  



Clay  and  sand  
Clay... 

..do- 
Yes 

Plenty 

700 
300 

50 
200 

..do  
Electric 

4cK.  W  

7ic  K.  W  . 

12JcK.  W  

74c  K  W 

Coal 

do 

Both  

Electric 

7cK.  W  

15cK.W  

Clay  

Clay  and  stone  
None  .  . 

Yes.. 
..do- 
do. 

..do  
do. 

lOcK.  W  

11JCK.  W  

Clay  and  sand  
Shale  and  stone 

..do- 
Yes 

Some 

do 

Both 

Yes.. 

500 
500 

200 
200 
100 

300 

""260" 
200 
1,200 

Many 

200 
Plenty 

"'266' 

Electric  
Electric.. 

Low  

Special  rates  

lOcK.  W  

Clay..  . 

Yes 

Sand  
Lead  and  lime  
Lead.  . 

Yes.. 
..do- 
do. 

Electric 

Both 

do 

Yes 

Clay,  sand  and  stone.. 
..do  
Sand  
Gravel  

Clay  and  stone  

Stone.  .  . 
Clay  

Clay  

None  .  .  . 

Yes.'! 
..do- 
..do- 
..do- 
..  do- 
Yes.. 
..do- 
Yes., 
do, 

Both.  .  . 
..do  

$1.00  M  ft.;  lOc  K.  W... 
$1.00  M  ft.;  12Jc  K.  W.. 

lOcK.  W.;  $1.00  M  ft... 
13JcK.  W.;  $1.00  M  ft.. 

do 

..do  
..do  
do 

lOcK.  W... 
$1.00  M  ft.;  lOcK.  W... 
Special 

lOcK.  W... 
$1.00  M  ft.;  lOc  K.  \V... 

Electric  .  .  . 

..do  :. 

Electric... 
..do... 

2cK.  W... 
Special. 

12cK.  W  

ioc'kVw.V."  ."!!!!!! 

224c  K  W 
lOcK.  W.". 

104 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 


Table  8— 


Municipalities  and 
Counties. 

Idle 
factory 
build- 
ings. 

Cost 
of  coal  per 
ton 
to  factories. 

Water  Supply. 

Agricultural 
p  oducts  to  supply  factories. 

How  furnished. 

Cost 
to 
factories 
per 
1,000  gallon. 

Lake- 
Highland  Park.  .  . 

$4  20 
3  00 

Water  works  

None  .  .  . 

Hignwood  
Lake  Forest... 

No  

..do... 

lie 
20c 
9c 
5c 

..do... 

..do... 

..do  ,  

North  Chicago  .  .  . 
Waukegan  
LaSalle— 
Earlville  
Kangley 

No... 
..do.... 

No... 
do.... 

2  65 
200 

2  25 

..do... 

..do  

Stand  pipe.  .  .  . 

Wells  

LaSalle  

Marseilles 

..do.... 
do. 

2  00 

Water  works 

Mendota 

do. 

i  85 
3  00 

Waterworks... 
..do... 

lOc 

Grain.. 

Ottawa  

do.... 

..do  

Streator  

..do.... 

..do  

6c 

Lawrence  — 
Sumner.. 

No      .. 

200 
2  00 

1  50 
200 

Wells. 

Vegetables                        

Lee— 
Amboy  

Livingston— 
Chatsworth. 

No  

Wells 

Corn  and  oats                     

Wells... 

Grain  and  fruit          

Fairbury... 
Odell  

No... 
..do.... 

..do  

Artesian  well  .  . 

30c 

Grain  

Pontiac  
Logan  — 
Atlanta  
Lincoln  
McDonough— 
Macomb  .  . 

..do.... 

No... 
..do.... 

No      .. 

2  25 

2  50 
Special  rate 

SI  95 

'    2  65 
2  00 
1  50 
240 

250 
2  80 

Water  works.  .  . 
Wells... 

Special 

lOc 
lOc 

15c 

Grain  and  vegetables        

..do  

Grain  

Water  works.  .  . 

Artesian  wells  . 
Water  works 

Grain.                            

McHenry— 
Harvard  
McHenry  
Marengo  

No... 
..do.... 
Yes—  1. 
No  

No... 

..do.... 
Yes  

Grain                                  

..do  
Wells  

So 

Free 

5c  to  lOc 

Woodstock  
McLean  — 
LeRoy  
Lexington  
Normal  

Milk  

Water  works.  .  . 
..do... 

Grain. 

..do  

..do  

Macon— 
Decatur  

Yes—  1. 
No  

No... 

do.  .. 

1  25 
1  75 

1  25 

Water  works  . 

Corn  and  vegetables          

Maroa  
Macoupin  — 
Bunker  Hill  
Girard  

..do  

Grain.                                

Wells.  . 

Mt.  Olive  
Nilwood  
Statin  ton  
Madison  — 
Alton  

..do.... 
..do.... 
..do.... 

Yes—  2. 
No  
..do.... 
..do.... 
..do.  .. 
Yes.... 

No... 
..do..  . 

i  50 
1  25 
1  00 

Water  works... 

Grain. 

..do  

Water  works 

Water  works.  .  . 
Wells... 

6c 
8c 

Grain  

Edwardsville... 
Granite  City  
Madison  
Troy  City  
Venice  
Marshall- 
Henry  
Toluca  

90 
1  50 
90 
1  00 
80 

200 

River.  . 

Water  works. 

Wells  

Grain  

Water  works 

Grain  and  vegetables           . 

Waterworks... 
Wells  



Grata...                           
..do...                             

Wenona  
Massac  — 
Metropolis... 

..do.... 
Yes—  1. 
No 

1  52 

2  00 

Water  works.  .  . 
Wells  

60 

Grain                                    

Menard  — 
Athens  

Grain 

Mercer— 
Keithsbure  .  .  . 

No... 

2  00 

Water  works.  .  . 

5cto40c 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


105 


Continued. 


Mineral  Products. 

Can  Help  Be 
Secured  in  City. 

Light  Plant. 

Yes 
or 
No. 

Number. 

Kind. 

Price  To— 

Factories. 

Others. 

None  

Yes., 
do.. 

""566" 

Both.  .  . 
..do  



$1.10  M  ft... 
$1.00  M  ft.;  lOc  K.  W... 

Yes.. 

500 
Plenty 

50 

Both... 
..do  

Electric  

ii.od  M  ft.-  20c  k!  w."  !  ! 

$1.25  M  ft.;  14c  K.  W... 
$1.00  M  ft.;  20c  K.  W... 

Clay  and  sand  

None  

•Coal 

..do.. 

Yes., 
do. 

< 

..do  
..do  

Clay  and  stone  

..do.. 
..do.. 
..do.. 
..do.. 

1,000 

""2,~666" 

Plenty 
100 
100 
Plenty 

Both  
Electric:  



$1.25  M  ft.;  15c  K.  W... 

Both  
..do  
Electric  

ii.'isM"  ft.!!  ""!!!!!!!! 

$1.25Mft  

Coal  and  clay 

.  do.. 

Clay  and  sand  
Clay  and  sand  

Clay  and  sand  
Coal 

Yes.. 
Yes.. 

Yes.. 
..do.. 

Nat'l  gas  
Electric  
Electric... 

23c  M  ft    ...     . 

lOcK.W.  

..do... 

do- 

25 

300 

.do. 

14c  K.  W 

Coal  and  clay 

do- 

..do  

Electric  
Both  

Special.  .  . 

Coal  .  .  . 

Yes.. 

15cK.  W  

Coal  
Clay  

None  

Clav 

Yes.. 
Yes.. 

Yes.. 
..do- 

300 
Plenty 

400 
100 
200 
2,500 

100 

Both  

$1.00  M  ft.;  5c  K.  W.... 

$1.25  M  ft.;  5c  K.  W.... 

Both  

Electric  
Both  
..do  

Electric... 
..do  

ii.od  M  ft.-  i3i'c  k!  w  !  '. 

$0.75  M  ft.;  6c  K.  W.... 

lOcK.  W... 
$1.00  M  ft.;  13Jc  K.  W.. 
$1.00  M  ft.;  12c  K.  W... 

23cK.  W... 
lOc  K.  W... 

..do- 

Sand  
Clay  

..  do- 
Yes., 
do- 

gand        

..  do- 

100 

Both  
Both  



IScK.  W  

Clay  and  sand  

Yes.. 

..do- 

200 

100 
200 
800 
200 
500 

""i,"666" 

"Plenty" 
100 

Electric  
Both  

8c  K.  W  

$1.00Mft  

Yes  . 

..do  

Coal 

..do- 
do. 

Electric  . 

..do  

Special  rate  '. 

$0.40  K.  W  

Coal  and  clay  
Coal 

..do- 
do. 

Both.  .  . 

Sand,  clay  and  stone.. 

Yes.. 
..do- 

Both...  
Electric  
Both  
..do  

$1.10  M  ft.;  lOcK.  W... 
3cK.  W  

$1.10  M  ft.;  lOc  K.  W... 
12cK.  W  
$1.10Mft  



..do- 
do- 

Clay  -•-.. 
Sand                    ... 

..  do- 
do- 

Electric  
Both  

lOcK.  W..  

None  
Coal      

Yes.. 
..do- 

Plenty 
Plenty 

300 

Electric... 

..do  : 

..do  
Clay.....  

Coal 

..  do- 
Yes.. 

..do  
Electric  
Electric  

lOcK.  W  
5cK.  W  

13JcK.  W  
7cK.  W  

Sand... 

Yes.. 

Electric... 

106 


BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 


Table  3— 


Municipalities  and 
Counties. 

Idle 

factory 
build- 
ings. 

Cost 
of  coal  per 
ton 
to  factories. 

Water  Supply. 

Agricultural 
products  to  supply  factories. 

How  furnished. 

Cost 
to  . 
factories 
per 
1,000  gallon. 

Monroe  — 

Yes—  1. 
No  

No  

$1  45 
1  52 

1  25 
1  25 

2  00 

Well  

Grain  

Waterloo  
Montgomery  — 
Litchfield  

Waterworks... 

Water  works... 
do... 

5c 
lOc 

Grain... 

..do  

Morgan- 

No..... 

Water  works.  .  . 
Water  works... 

lOc 

Grain  

ogie— 

No... 

Grain  and  milk  

Forreston  

..do.... 
Yes—  1. 
No  
..do.... 

80 

2  50 
2  20 

1  85 

1  50 
2  00 

do     .   .      .1. 

..do  
..do  
..do  

Waterworks... 
Well  

Special  rate 
15c  to  25c 
8c 

6c 
20c 

Grain  

Polo  

Grain  and  vegetables 

Grain  

Peoria  — 
A  very  ville  
Elmwood  
Perry  — 

No... 
..do.... 

No... 

Water  works  

Grain  and  broom  corn 

Pinckneyville  
Piatt— 
Cerro  Gordo  

..do.... 

No... 
do.. 

1  00 

2  50 

..do  

Water  works.  .  . 
do  

Cheap 
15c 

..do  

Grain  

Pike— 

Yes—  1. 
No  

Well... 

Grain... 

..do  

..do  

Pope  — 
Golconda  
Randolph  — 
Chester  

Red  Bud 

No  

No... 
Yes—  1. 
No  

No  
No  

No  
..do.... 
..do.... 
..do.... 
do.... 

1  25 

1  60 
1  35 
1  00 

1  25 
2  60 

1  25 
1  00 
1  25 
1  50 

River  and  wells 

Water  works.  .  . 
Wells  

Grain  and  vegetables 

lOc 

Grain,  vegetables  and  fruit  
Grain  

Sparta  
Richland  — 
Olney  
Rock  Island  — 
Moline  
St.  Clair— 
Belleville  
East  St.  Louis  
Mascoutah  
Millstadt  
O'Fallon  

Water  works  

Water  works  .  . 

Grain  and  vegetables 

Waterworks... 
Water  works  .  . 

15c 

Grain  and  vegetables 

.do  

6c 

..do  °. 

..do  

..do... 

Grain  .  .  . 

..do  

..do  

Saline— 
Harrisburg  
Sangamon  — 
Springfield  

No  

1  50 
200 
250 

1  75 
1  75 

Water  works  

Corn  and  vegetables 

Water  works... 

'    Special 

Grain,  vegetables  and  fruit  

Scott- 
Winchester  
Shelby— 
k  Moweaqua  
*  Shelbyville  
Stephenson  —    . 
Freeport  

No  

No... 
..do.... 

No  

Wells  

Grain  .  .  . 

Water  works... 
Water  works.  .  . 

20c 

..do  

Union  — 
k.  Anna  
^  Jonesboro  
Vermilion  — 
Danville  

No... 
..do.... 

No... 

1  25 
1  40 

1  25 
1  60 
200 

1  10 

Water  works... 
Wells  

9Jc 

Grain,  fruit  and  vegetables  
Vegetables  

Waterworks  

Corn  and  oats  

Hoopeston  
Westville  
White— 
Carmi  

Qrayville... 

..do.... 
..do.... 

No... 
..do... 

..do  

Low 

Grain.. 

Wells  

..do  

Waterworks... 
..do... 

$25  per  year 

Straw  

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


107 


Continued. 


Mineral  Products. 

Can  Help  Be 
Secured  in  City 

Light  Plant. 

Yes 
or 
No. 

Number. 

Kind. 

Price  To— 

Factories. 

Others. 

Clay,  stone  and  sand.  . 
None 

Yes., 
do.. 

100 
100 

500 
200 

1,000 

Electric... 

..do  

Both  
Electric  

lOcK.  W  

$1.00  M  ft.;".13c  K.  W... 

13JcK.  W  

$1.00  M  ft.;  13c  K.  W... 

Coal  .  .  . 

Yes.. 

..do  

..do.. 
Yes.. 

Both  

Sand  

Yes.. 

Gas  

Clay,  sand  and  stone.  . 
Stone  

..do.. 
..do.. 

""266" 

Electric  

..do... 

7c  K.  W... 

15c  K.  W... 

Stone  and  clay  

..do.. 

..do  

7cK.\V  

15cK.  W  

Clay..  

..do.. 

200 

..do  

lOcK.  W  

Both  

Ooal  

Yes.. 

25 

"~i,"666' 

Electric  

Clay  

Coal  and  clay 

..do.. 
.do.. 

Both  
Electric  

$1.00  M  ft.;  3c  K.  W.... 
Special  

$1.25  M  ft.;  68c  K.  W... 

Yes.. 

Electric  

15cK.  W  

15cK.  W.... 

..do.. 

..do  

Stone  and  shale  
Clay 

Yes., 
do.. 

Electric... 

do  

Zinc,  lead  and  spar.  .  . 

Clay,  sand  and  stone.  . 
Sand  and  lime  stone.  . 
Coal  

Yes.. 

Yes.. 
..do.. 
..do.. 

1,500 

400 
150 
150 

1,000 
5,000 

Electric  

25cK.  W  

35cK.  W  

Electric  .  .. 

ScK.  W... 

ScK.  W... 

..do  
..do  

locK.  W  

15cK.  W  

Clay  
Coal  

Coal,  clay  and  shale..  . 
Coal  and  stone  

Yes.. 
Yes.. 

Yes.. 
..do.. 

Both  
Both 

SO.OSMft  
75c  to  $1.00  
Various  

$0.24Mft  
$1.00  to  $1.10  
Various  

Both 

..do  
Electric 

$0.75  M  ft.;  5c  K.  W.... 

$1.00  M  ft.;  lie  K.  W... 

Coal... 
Clay 

Yes., 
do.. 

100 

do  

40c  K.  W  

50c  K.  W  

..do  

Coal 

Yes 

1,000 
1,000 
Plenty 

50 
200 

Electric 

Coal,  clay  and  sand  .  .  . 
Clay,  stone  and  sand.. 
Coal  

Yes.. 
Yes.* 
Yes.. 

Both  
Electric 



$1.20  M  ft.;  13c  K.  W... 

Electric  
do  

icK.w.y........  '..... 

12cK.  W... 
lOcK.  W  

Coal  and  clay  
None  

..do.. 
Yes.. 

Both  

Clay  
Stone  

Clay,  stone  and  sand.. 
None  

Coal 

Yes.. 
..do.. 

Yes.. 
..do- 
do. 

300 
500 

""266" 

Electric  .  . 

lOcK.  W  

lOcK.  W... 

..do  

Both.  .  . 
..do  
..do  

$0.85  M  ft.;  lOc  K.  W... 

50cK.  W  

$1.12  M  ft.;  13ic  K.  W.. 
$1.15Mft  

Shale  and  clay  

Shale  mid  co;il.  .  . 

Yes.. 
..do- 

600 
200 

Electric  
..do... 

7}cK.  W  

7§cK.  W  

108 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 


Table  3— 


Municipalities  and 
Counties. 

Idle 

factory 
build- 
•ings. 

Cost 
of  coal  per 
ton 
to  factories. 

Water  Supply. 

Agricultural 
products  to  supply  factories. 

How'  furnished. 

Cost 
to 
factories 
per 
1,000  gallon. 

Whiteside— 
Morrison  

No... 

$250 

Water  works... 
..do  ... 

lOc 
lOc 

Grain... 

Sterling    

..do.... 

..do  

Will- 
Braid  wood  
Joliet  
Peotone  

Wilmington 

No  
..do.... 
..do.... 
.do.... 

70 
2  00 
245 

Water  works.  .  . 

..do  . 

12c 
13c 

..do  

Grain  

Williamson  — 
Benin  
Marion  

Winnebago  — 
Pecatonica  

No... 
..do.... 

No 

1  15 
1  25 

Water  works.  .  . 

Grain... 

..do  

..do  

Water  works  

Woodford— 
Eureka  

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


109 


Concluded. 


Mineral  Products. 

Can  Help  Be 
Secured  in  City. 

Light  Plant. 

Yes 
or 
No. 

Number. 

Kind. 

Price  To— 

Factories. 

Others. 

Yes.. 

100 

200 

100 

Both 

$1.00  M  ft.;  lOc  K.  W.  .  . 

$1.25  M  ft.;  lOc  K.  W. 

Sand  and  stone  .  . 

do. 

..do  
Electric  

$1.00  M  ft;  lOc  K.  W... 

$1.25  M  ft.;  12c  K.  W... 
Meter  rate  

Yes.. 

do. 

Both 

lOc  K.  W     

13Jc  K.  W..   . 

..do- 

Electric  

do 

Coal... 

Yes.. 

1,000 
2,000 

100 

Both  

do 

do. 

Electric 

None  

Yes.. 

Electric  



12cK.  W  

110 


BUREAU   OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 


TABLE  4 — Facilities  for  Fighting  Fire,  Industries  Wanted,  Number  of 
Newspapers,  Schools,  Churches,  Banks  and  Factories,  by  Municipalities 
and  Counties. 


1 

1 

fc 

! 

L 
i 

3, 

i 

* 
i 

1 
c 

| 

! 

Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Facilities  for 
Fighting  Fire. 

Industries  Wanted. 

>_. 
'3 

n 

Semi-Weekly. 

>. 

^ 

C- 

1 

Graded. 

4 

=. 

>er  of  Churches. 

)er  of  Banks. 

>er  of  Factories. 

• 

8 
6 
* 

e 
1 

0 
0 

2 

0 

e 

5? 

c 

6 
£ 

£ 

£ 

1 

Adams- 
Camp  Point  

Two  small  engines  

1 

1 

1 

4 

? 

1 

Alexander  — 
Cairo  

Three  fire  departments  

Any  kind  

o 

•< 

g 

7 

on 

•i 

70 

Bond— 
Sorento  .          .  . 

Fire  plugs  

Any  kind  .      .  . 

1 

.1 

i 

Boone  — 
Belvidere 

Two  fire  companies 

9 

l 

1 

o 

7 

11 

4 

5 

Brown  — 
Mt.  Sterling  

Water  main  and  tower  

Tile  and  brick  works  

1 

o 

7 

ft 

7 

Bureau  — 
Ladd  

Fire  department  

Any  kind  

1 

1 

8 

1 

1 

Sheffield  

..do  

1 

1 

1 

ft 

1 

1 

Sr>rine  Vallev 

..do  

Any  kind  .  . 

1 

3 

1 

7 

1 

Carroll- 
Lanark  

Fire  department  

1 

1 

1 

7 

7 

1 

Savanna 

Volunteer  

2 

a 

2 

1 

4 

'1 

2 

Cass— 
Beardstown  

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

Any  kind  

1 

1 

•-, 

1 

ft 

3 

1-1 

Champaign  — 
Champaign  

Fire  department  

Any  kind  .  .  . 

•] 

11 

1 

in 

6 

11 

Rantoul 

..do  

2 

1 

7 

•' 

Urbana.  .  . 

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

1 

1 

5 

1 

o 

4 

12 

Christian  — 
Assumption 

Volunteer  fire  department.  . 

Canning  factory  and  creamery 

1 

2 

1 

4 

? 

3 

Pana  

..do  *.  

Any  kind  

1 

1 

1 

l 

8 

a 

4 

Taylorville 

Fire  department 

Packing  house 

•> 

1 

1 

9 

>> 

20 

Clark- 
Casey 

Latest  devises  . 

Any  kind 

f 

7 

1 

0 

^ 

3 

Marshall 

Fire  department  . 

.  .do  

? 

•> 

l 

7 

a 

1 

Martinsville 

Two  chemical  engines  

1 

l 

A 

•^ 

Clay- 
Flora 

All  kinds  

7 

•{ 

l 

10 

•> 

1 

Clinton— 
Breese  

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

Flour  mill  and  brickjplant.  .  . 

1 

a 

X 

i 

1 

Germantown  . 

Canning  factory 

'i 

1 

i 

3 

Coles- 
Oakland 

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

Broom  factory  

7 

i 

1 

4 

•o 

Cook- 
Arlington  Heights 

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

f 

i 

l 

5 

1 

5 

Blue  Island  

..do  

a 

4 

i 

10 

1 

4 

Brookfleld  

Hydrant  and  hose  -.  

i 

4 

4 

Chicago  Heights. 

Fire  department  . 

All  kinds    . 

7 

10 

1 

r> 

8 

45 

Evanston    

Harvey  

Fire  department  

Any  kind  

•> 

0 

l 

in 

a 

Palatine 

do  

1 

1 

l 

•i 

i 

1 

Parkridge  

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

None  

1 

1 

•-, 

i 

1 

West  Hammond. 

Any  kind 

1 

i 

Wilmette  

None  

•Cumberland  — 
Greenup.  .  . 

Fire  department  .  .  . 

Anvkind... 

•.' 

1 

1 

5 

2 

2 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  4 — Continued. 


Ill 


1 
I 

£: 
-.  • 
& 

i 

I 

" 

\ 
C 

| 

1 

Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Facilities  for 
Fighting  Fire. 

Industries  Wanted. 

> 
'- 

- 

>. 
.*. 

z 

| 

X 

Weekly. 

Graded. 

Tt 

= 

>er  of  Churches. 

>er  of  Banks. 

>er  of  Factories. 

c 

c 

; 

c 

- 

5 

z 

1 

6 

y. 

- 

y. 

- 

y 

0 

y. 

/, 

% 

K 

DeKalb— 
Genoa  

Volunteer  department  

i 

i 

i 

\ 

3 

Sandwich  

Stand  pipe,  .t  

•> 

fl 

2 

Sycamore  

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

Any  kind 

•> 

\ 

i 

c 

1 

DeWitt— 
Clinton  

Fire  department 

AH  kinds 

_ 

1 

i] 

1 

c 

3 

Farmer  City 

Volunteer  fire  department 

Douglas  — 
Arcola 

Best  in  the  world 

ies,  foundries  and  coalmines 
Light  plant 

f 

i 
• 

i 

I 

3 

7 

DuPage— 
Downers  Grove  

Stand  pipe  

Small  ones  

1 

•• 

i 

( 

2 

Hinsdale  

Volunteer  department  

None  

i 

i 

8 

Naperville  

..do  

1 

1 

10 

3 

West  Chicago 

Fire  department 

Any  kind 

•> 

•> 

i 

i 

10 

Wheaton  . 

Volunteer  fire  department. 

None... 

•) 

g 

i 

i) 

Edgar  — 
Kansas         .  . 

Hand  engine 

Broom  and  glove  factories.  . 

i 

i 

i 

fl 

2 

Paris  

Fire  department  

Furniture  

••: 

1 

i 

i 

}•' 

3 

9 

Edwards  — 
Albion  

Gasoline  engine  

Sewer  pipe  and  tile  brick.  .  . 

a 

•  I 

i 

5 

0 

5 

Fayette— 
St.  Elmo  

Fire  department  .  . 

Shoe  factory  and  brick  plant  . 

i 

l 

1 

5 

•) 

7 

Ford- 
Gibson  City  

Any  kind  

•> 

1 

g 

3 

5 

Fulton- 
Astoria            . 

Fire  department  

Canning,  brick  and  concrete. 

i 

j 

i 

5 

2 

3 

Cuba      

Any  kind  

i 

1 

^ 

3 

Fannington  ... 

Volunteer  department  . 

7 

•> 

i 

IS 

•> 

L/ewistown  

Hose  cart  

Any  kind  

1 

•> 

•> 

i 

10 

•> 

3 

Gallatin— 
Shawneetown  

Vohintppr  

Coal  mines  

t 

1 

t 

Q 

•-> 

Q 

Green  — 
Koodhouse  

Volunteer  company  

Tile  and  shoe  factories  

7 

7 

\ 

5 

2 

4 

White  Hall  
Grundy  — 
Braceville  

..do  .'  
Volunteer  department  

Any  kind  

1 

2 

1 
g 

1 

i 

5 

1 

i 

0 

9 
4 

Carbon  Hill  

i 

I 

Coal  City  

Good  

Auto  and  wagon  factories  

1 

10 

1 

1 

3 

Morris  

Stand  pipe  and  horse.  .  .  . 

Shoe  factory  

a 

t; 

'! 

7 

Hancock  — 
La  Harpe  

Fire  department  

Tile,  brick  and  pottery  works, 

grist  mills.  .  .  T  ."  .' 

i 

1 

1 

I 

•^ 

2 

Nauvoo  

Volunteer  ?  

farming  factory  , 

i 

i 

i 

5 

•1 

Warsaw  

Volunteer  department  

Any  kind  .".  

i 

7 

i 

7 

1 

15 

Henry  — 
Cambridge  

•> 

1 

i 

•-, 

| 

1 

Kewanee  

Excellent  

Any  kind  

a 

i 

jj 

i 

is 

1 

Q 

Iroquois  — 
Oilman     

Fire  department  

Any  kind  

i 

i 

1 

G 

0 

1 

do 

i 

i 

i 

1 

0 

1 

Sheldon     

Good  

1 

i 

i 

1 

a 

1 

Watseka 

Water  main  hose 

a 

a 

i 

-, 

i 

3 

Jackson  — 

Fire  department  ... 

Glass  and  brick  works.  .  . 

2 

,i 

i 

r> 

i 

g 

Jasper  — 

Fire  department      

Brick,  glass,  canning  works. 

•( 

i 

1 

Q 

0 

7 

Jersey  — 
Jersevville... 

Fire  plue  and  hose  .  .  . 

1 

'?. 

i 

i 

S 

I 

tt 

112 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 

Table  4. — Continued. 


& 

£ 

0 

53 

i 

1 
l 

i 
I 

i 

2 

0 

Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Facilities  for 
Fighting  Fire. 

Industries  Wanted. 

/ 

>• 
'5 
Z 

Semi-Weekly. 

Weekly. 

Graded. 

4 

= 

>er  of  Churches. 

>er  of  Banks. 

>er  of  Factories. 

0 

6 
£ 

0 

6 

fc 

0 

6 
X 

c 
6 

X 

0 
0 

fc 

£ 

£ 

£ 

JoDaviess  — 
East  Dubuque  

1 

( 

1 

0 

i 

4 

Galena  

Chemical  engine  ... 

Brick  yard  lime  kiln 

1 

4 

1 

9 

11 

Warren  

1 

1 

•", 

3 

Johnson  — 
Vienna  

Fire  department  .    ... 

Creamery  and  canning 

1 

1 

5 

Kane- 
Aurora  

Fire  department.   . 

Heavy  machinery 

_ 

in 

•in 

47 

Batavia  

Volunteer  department 

I 

1° 

l\ 

Carpentersville  

None.  .  .".  t  

Manufacturing  

i 

1 

•> 

3 

Elgin  

Fire  department  ... 

i 

it 

1 

2( 

60 

Geneva  

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

Any  kind  . 

1 

15 

St.  Charles  

Fire  department  t  

..do  

9 

1 

4 

1 

10 

8 

Kankakee  — 
Kankakee  

Fire  department 

, 

_ 

1 

17 

H 

St.  Anne  

do.   . 

Any  kind 

1 

1 

1 

4 

2 

Knox  — 
Abingdon  

Water  works  fire   depart- 

department  

Gas  company  or  any  kind 

1 

2 

9 

1 

4 

10 

Knoxville  

Volunteer  department  

Novelties  .... 

1 

1 

1 

7 

1 

Lake- 
Highland  Park  

Fire  department  

None  

1 

1 

P 

High  wood  

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

1 

1 

0 

Lake  Forest  

do 

None 

1 

| 

1 

g 

North  Chicago  

..do  

Any  kind      . 

| 

1 

4 

i 

11 

Waukegan  

Fire  department  

? 

7 

1 

14 

§ 

16 

LaSalle— 
Earlville  

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

Any  kind  

1 

J 

1 

4 

0 

2 

Kangley  

Chemical  engines*.  

1 

1 

LaSalle  

Fire  department  

0 

9 

1 

11) 

9 

5 

Marseilles  

..do  

1 

1 

i 

1 

7 

1 

7 

Mendota  

Volunteer  fire  department 

Wholesale  grocery 

1 

i 

1 

g 

^ 

20 

Ottawa  

Fire  department*  .  .  . 

Any  kind.  . 

ft 

s 

1 

!0 

S 

25 

Streator  

do  . 

do 

3 

s 

1 

'0 

•) 

14 

Lawrence  — 
Sumner  

Chemical  engines 

1 

1 

1 

-, 

| 

4 

Lee  — 
Amboy  .'  

Engine  and  tank. 

Any  kind 

i 

4 

1 

6 

1 

1 

Livingston  — 
Chatsworth  

Good  fire  protection 

Canning  factory 

0 

5 

0 

5 

Fairbury  

g 

0 

1 

7 

•1 

Odell.  

Volunteer  fire  department 

i 

1 

1 

3 

2 

Pontiac  

Fire  department' 

Furniture  and  agricultural 

implements  

t 

a 

4 

1 

8 

.4 

10 

Logan  — 
Atlanta  

Volunteer  fire  department. 

Ice 

i 

1 

-, 

2 

1 

Lincoln  

Fire  department  

Any  kind    . 

3 

7 

i) 

1 

n 

4 

4 

MoDonough— 
Macomb  

Fire  department  

Any  kind 

2 

3 

4 

1 

u 

4 

g 

McHenry  — 
Harvard  

and  ladder  

Piano  factory 

0 

9 

1 

B 

0 

4 

McHenry  

Fire  department 

Any  kind 

1 

0 

1 

5 

0 

5 

Marengo  

..do  

Iron  works 

1 

1 

1 

i) 

0 

Woodstock  

Stand  pipe  

Any  kind 

o 

jj 

1 

s 

4 

q 

McLean  — 
Le  Roy  

Water  works  and  hose  

Brick  and  tile  factories 

? 

? 

1 

4 

9 

? 

Lexington  

Good  

1 

1 

1 

6 

a 

Normal  .-. 

Fire  department  

do 

2 

0 

1 

"j 

i 

Macon— 
Decatur  

Fire  department  

Brass,  wood  and  metal 

9 

1 

4 

1 

•in 

4 

TO 

Maroa  

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

1 

1 

1 

a 

2 

B 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  4. — Continued. 


113 


i 

f- 
o 
25 

1 

- 

c 

'- 
\ 

Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Facilities  for 
Fighting  Fire. 

Industries  Wanted. 

No.  of  Daily. 

No.  of  Semi-  Weekly. 

No.  of  Weekly. 

No.  of  Graded. 

.d 
ti 

5 

"c 
c 

y, 

Number  of  Churches. 

Number  of  Banks. 

Number  of  Factories. 

Macoupin— 
Bunker  Hill.      .  . 

Chemical  engine 

Any  kind 

1 

•  i 

i 

( 

i 

7 

Girard    

Gasoline  engine  

1 

i 

( 

0 

t 

Mt  Olive  . 

Fire  department 

Shoe  factory  planing  mills 

o 

;j 

i 

0 

in 

Nilwood  

1 

i 

r 

\ 

1 

Staunton  

Volunteer  fire  department  . 

Shoe  and  glass  factories   . 

9 

1 

i 

I 

0 

1 

Madison  — 
Alton  

Fire  department  •  

g 

1° 

i 

°1 

g 

16 

E  d  wards  ville 

..do..   . 

Any  kind 

1 

1 

1 

1 

i 

( 

1 

10 

Granite  City  

..do... 

Small  factories 

9 

g 

i 

10 

g 

12 

Madison  

..do... 

Any  kind  

1 

1 

i 

^ 

0 

4 

Troy  City 

..do  

Foundry  and  machine  shops 

1 

•i 

i 

( 

1 

2 

r  Venice  

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

Marshall  — 
Henry 

Water  system  

Any  kind  ...  :. 

5 

0 

3 

11 

') 

Toluca          

Fire  department  

j 

1 

1 

•) 

.... 

Canning  and  paper  factories 

1 

•' 

1 

5 

0 

4 

Massac— 

Fire  department  

File  and  button  factories 

g 

? 

\ 

11 

3 

Menard— 
Athens      

Chemical  engine  

j 

1 

1 

g 

1 

1 

Mercer  — 
Keithsburg  

Fire  department  

Any  kind  

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

3 

Monroe  — 
Columbia        .  ... 

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

Canning  and  shoe  factories  .  .  . 

1 

2 

4 

1 

2 

Canning  and  pappr  factories 

0 

g 

1 

\ 

0 

Montgomery— 
Litchfield  

Hose  cart  and  chemical  

Glass  factory  and  iron  works. 

1 

1 

1 

1 

P 

3 

7 

Nokomis  

Volunteer  fire  department.  . 

Any  kind  

•1 

1 

1 

- 

7 

Morgan  — 

Jacksonville 

Fire  department  

Shoe  factory.   . 

0 

g 

j 

H 

5 

12 

Ogle— 

Pressure  system  

Any  kind  .  . 

1 

1 

1 

•) 

0 

1 

Forreston  

Hose  and  ladder  company.. 

1 

1 

1 

7 

1 

\ 

Mt  Morris 

Good  equipment  T.  .  .  "  .  . 

Glove  and  canning  factories 

1 

1 

1 

] 

1 

2 

Polo 

Hydrant  and  hose  

Silver  plating  works,  foundry 

and  machine  shops  ". 

I 

1 

1 

g 

0 

1 

Rochelle 

Fire  department  

Foundry  and  tile  works 

;( 

0 

1 

g 

3 

5 

Peoria— 
A  very  ville  

Fire  department  

7 

E  1m  wood  

Hose  cart  

1 

1 

1 

| 

| 

\ 

Perry— 

Fire  department  . 

Shoe,  wood  and  brick 

2 

0 

e 

1 

V 

•? 

g 

Pinckneyville  

Good  

Any  kind  

2 

•> 

1 

f, 

2 

2 

Piatt— 
Cerro  Gordo 

Hose  carts  

2 

1 

1 

g 

0 

\ 

Monticello  

..do  

•> 

•> 

I 

•» 

i 

2 

Pike- 
Barry        

Brick  

•) 

1 

1 

| 

2 

3 

Griggsville  

Hand  engine  

•• 

1 

] 

I 

•' 

2 

Pope- 

Fire  engines  

Cement,    canning,    furniture 

and  wire  fence  factories  

1 

o 

1 

s 

1 

6 

Randolph  — 
Chester  

Volunteer  fire  department.. 

Cement,  lime,  box,  furniture 

and  paper  factories  

•> 

| 

1 

8 

•\ 

g 

Red  Bud  

Hand  

Canning,  hoisery  and  glove.  .  . 

l 

1 

1 

-, 

\ 

5 

Sparta.  .  . 

Fire  department  .  .  . 

Any  kind... 

1 

1 

1 

11 

9 

11 

114 


BUREAU   OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Table  4 — Concluded. 


I 

12 

=  ; 

o  C 

5 

1 

- 
- 

« 

4 

0 

i 

i 

! 

Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Facilities  for 
Fighting  Fire. 

Industries  Wanted. 

>. 

1 

— 

Semi-Weekly. 

^ 

~~i 

I 

Graded. 

i 

- 

>er  of  Churches. 

>er  of  Banks. 

>er  of  Factories. 

e 
6 
fc 

= 
c 

•/. 

c 
3 
•/. 

c 
6 
fc 

c 
6 

y 

/> 

55 

fc 

Richland  — 
Olney 

Fire  department  

Any  kind  .          

•; 

} 

'> 

i 

in 

a 

11 

Rock  Island  — 
Moline 

Fire  department  

Any  kind                        

t 

3 

s 

i 

IT 

.t 

SO 

St.  Clair— 
Belleville 

Fire  department 

Any  kind 

•', 

1 

10 

i 

l"i 

a 

/!<> 

East  St.  Louis 

do                                 

Wool,  cotton,  shoe  and  glass 

factories  

f: 

•' 

29 

2 

30 

4 

")1 

Good                               

•> 

i 

1 

4 

a 

5 

Millstadt 

Fire  department             

Foundry  and  sash  factories. 

1 

is 

1 

S 

i 

5 

O'  Fallen 

do  

1 

3 

1 

4 

? 

1 

Saline  — 
Harrisburg 

Fire  department             .... 

Any  kind                               

% 

4 

\ 

T> 

4 

9 

Sangamon  — 
Springfield 

Fire  department             .... 

Any  kind 

4 

5 

10 

\ 

5fi 

s 

100 

Scotia- 
Winchester 

None                               .... 

•> 

1 

•\ 

^ 

9 

Shelby— 
Moweaqua  

Stand  pipe  and  hose  

Ice  plant  

,1 

\ 

5 

s 

Shelbyville  

Hose  cart  

Packing  house,  shoe,  button, 

canning,  implements,  tailor 
shop  

1 

3 

fl 

1 

11 

T 

4 

Stephenson— 
Freeport 

Fire  department  

? 

7 

7 

1 

V, 

5 

1? 

Union  — 

Fire  engine                      

Foundry  and  machine  shop, 

canning   and  box  factorie^ 
flour  mills  

VI 

•H 

1 

8 

o 

10 

Jonesboro 

None                            

Lumber  mill 

1 

1 

\ 

4 

1 

2 

Vermilion  — 
Danville 

Fire  department             

Any  kind 

••> 

1  1 

1 

•(7 

d 

15 

Hoopeston        

Good                         

Automobile  factory 

? 

3 

1 

12 

o 

7 

Westville  

Fire  department  

Any  kind  

l 

•2 

-, 

1 

White— 
Canni  

Volunteer  

Straw  board  and  creamery  

1 

•' 

g 

1 

10 

S 

q 

Grayville  

Hose  company  

Vitrified  brick  .*  

1 

•^ 

1 

8 

2 

•> 

Whiteside— 
Morrison  

Volunteer  company  

Ice  plant  

7 

7 

o 

| 

7 

Sterling  

.  .do  A  .  .  ."  

Any  kind  

7 

1 

'-! 

1 

16 

n 

50 

Will- 
Braid  wood  

Hose  and  chemical  

1 

s 

4 

1 

Joliet 

Fire  department     

Steel  and  iron  industries  . 

a 

3 

22 

1 

2s 

-, 

?8 

Peotone  

Hydrant  and  hose  

1 

1 

1 

-> 

a 

? 

Wilmington  

1 

1 

1 

1 

•> 

a 

Williamson  — 
Herrin  

Fire  department  

Shoe  factory,  machine  foundry 

' 

ft 

2 

\ 

6 

g 

? 

Marion  

..do  ,  

9 

1 

•<, 

4 

T 

Di 

•; 

Winnebago  — 
Pecatonica  

Volunteer  

1 

1 

1 

ii 

i 

i 

Woodford  — 
Eureka  

NOTE — An  apparent  discrepency  appears  between  the  number  of  factories  in  the  different  cities  and 
those  reported  elsewhere,  this  occurs  for  the  reason  that  the  persons  filling  out  the  schedules  would  report 
so  many  industries  and  then  fail  to  enumerate  a  like  number  in  another  part  of  the  schedule  calling  for 
the  same  thing. 


INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


115 


TABLE  5 — Name  of  Manufacturers  and  Articles  Manufactured,  with 
Number  of  Employes — Males  and  Females — by  Municipalities  and 
Counties. 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

Employes  — 
Number. 

1 

9 

Female. 

Adams  — 
Camp  Point. 

Pioneer  Creamery 

Butter 

5 

Alexander  — 
Cairo 

Not  given 

Bond— 
Sorento  

Not  given  

Boone  — 
Belvidere  

National  Mfg.  Co  

Sewing  machines  and  bicycles 
Caskets  

800 
30 

300 

Brown  — 
Mt.  Sterling  

Casket  Co  

Belvidere  Cement  Works  

Cement  blocks  

10 
30 

80 

Corset  Factory 

Corsets. 

300 
10 

Piano  Factory  ....           .            

Pianos  

Not  given  

Bureau  — 
Ladd  

Not  given  

Sheffield 

Sheffield  Shale  Tile  Co 

Tile  and  bricks  

30 

Spring  Valley 

Not  given    .         

Carroll—' 

Lanark  Canning  Co  ....        

Canned  corn,  etc  

2 

Savanna 

John  Pratt  T.  

Rugs,  awnings  

5 

Cass— 

Schultz  Banjan  Co  

Flour  

40 

Champaign— 

Schmoldts 

Stoves  

150 

Klein  Button  Co  .                  

Buttons  

25 

Elks  Pearl  Button  Co 

..do  

60 

Beardstown  Concrete  Construction  Co 
Gersmeyer  &  Brown  

Cement  blocks  

42 

..do  

20 

Wm.  Haynes 

Soda  water  

5 

Anton  Rink  Brewery.   ..        

Malt  and  beer... 

50 

H.  C.  Meyers 

Brick  

30 

C.  B.  &  Q.  R.  R 

Railroad  equipment  

800 

Not  given         

Cigars  

25 

Not  given                           

Urbana 

Big  Four  R.  R.  Shops  

Railroad  equipment  
Brick  

300 
50 

Sheldon  Brick  Co                        

Barr  Brick  Co 

..do  

40 
20 

Concrete  blocks  

John  Gray  .                          

Vaults  and  concrete  blocks.  .  . 
Machinery  

20 

E   M  Burr  &  Co 

• 
Christian  — 

Piano  Mfg.  Co                    

Pianos  

Cigars  

Matheney,  F.  E  .                  

..do  

..do  

Miller  Harness  Co                        .... 

Harness  

Clothing  

Nat  Woodward 

Cigars  

Morgan  Rug  Co  .     .        

Rugs  

Ice  cream  

R.  A.  Centuir                     

Cigars  

Twin  City  Ice  &  Cold  Storage  Co 

Ice  

Peoples  Ice  &  Cold  Storage  Co  

..do  

City  Electric  Mfg.  Co 

Electricity  

Pana 

City  Tile  &  Brick  Co 

Tile  and  brick  

12 

Progressive  Mfg.  Co  

Metal  beds,   soda  fountains, 
machinery  and  mining  tools 
Carriage  heaters  and  novelties 
Carbon  brick  

45 
10 
5 

12 

5 
2 
3 
1 

Pana  Enterprise  Mfg.  Co 

Carbon  Mfg.  Co       

Pana  Ice  &  Cold  Storage  Co  ... 

Ice... 

116 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

[Employes— 
Number. 

o 

"5 
S 

Female. 

Christian—  Concl'd— 

E  Zopen  Bag  Co 

Paper  bags 

200 
6 

50 

Clark— 

Taylorville  Ice  Co 

Ice.            

Brick  Factory                                 

Brick  

25 

Ice  Cream  Mfg  

Ice  cream  

25 

Taylorville  Candy  Co  

Candy  

4 
5 

2 

Taylorville  Creamery.  .  .                

Butter  

Crystal  Carbonating  Co  

Soda  and  mineral  water.  .  . 

4 

..do  

..do  

3 

Taylorville  Granite  Works  

Stone  and  concrete  

20 

Tim  Smith  

Concrete  blocks  

25 

J.  A.  Kimball 

Mill  work  .  .                     ... 

25 

S.  E.  Baughman                             

Wagons  

4 

Joe  Mameth  

Whips  

10 

Oil  Refinery  

Oil  products  

30 

•    Marshall    

Iron  &  Supply  Co  

Drilling  tools  

20 

Tong  Co                                           ... 

Pipe  tongs  .... 

20 

Not  given  

Martinsville  

..do?  

Clay- 
Flora  

Clinton  — 

B.  &  O.  S.  W.  Ry.  Co  

Not  given  .      .      .               

Repairing  engines  

300 

Germanto  wn  

.  .do  

Coles- 
Oakland  

Not  given  

Cook- 
Arlington  Heights. 

Blue  Island    .. 

Peter  Valz                             .  .  . 

Opera  chairs  and  school  desks 
Tin  ware  

120 

Bray  &  Kates  

Rolling  Husken  Shredder  Works  
Theo  Kraft  ..                   

Corn  Shredders  

Cement  blocks 

Magnolia  Metal  Co  

Babbit  metal  

Not  given 

Brookfleld  

..do  

Chicago  Heights... 
Evanston  

Inland  Steel  Co  

Steel  products  

Calumet  Steel  Co  

..do... 

Inter  Ocean  Steel  Co  

..do  

Hicks  Locomotive  &  Car  Works  

Locomotives  

American  Brake  Shoe  &  Foundry  Co. 
Hamilton  Piano  Works  

Pianos  

Morden  Frog  &  Crossing  Co  

Hay  Tool  Co  

Tools  

Montgomery  Ward  &  Co  

Carriages  

National  Brick  Co  

Brick  

Ludonici  Tile  Co  

Tile  

King  &  Andrews  

Window  weights  

Bonnet  Namce  Stove  Co  

Stoves  

Humane  Horse  Collar  Co  

Horse  collars  

Stein  &  Co 

Clothing  ,  - 

Quaker  Stove  Mfg.  Co  

Stoves  

Victor  Chemical  Co 

Chemicals 

Shelden-  Foster  Bottle  Works  

Bottles.. 

Andrews  Dry  Paint  Works  

Paint  

Kennedy  Otto  Mfg.  Co  

' 

Kennicott  Boiler  Works  

Boilers  

Chicago  Heights  Boiler  Works  

..do  

American  Car  &  Equipment  Co  

Car  equipment 

Lallor  Road  Cart  Co  

Carts  

School  Supply  Co  

School  supplies 

Chicago  Heights  Brewing  Co  

Malt  and  beer  

American  Stove  Board  Co  

Wood,  Smith  Co  

Axles  .... 

Hartwell  Bros  

Axe  handles  

Lewiston  Paint  Co  

Paints     ....        .  . 

Not  given... 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  5< — Continued. 


117 


Empl( 
Num 

>yes— 
ber. 

Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

1 

Female. 

Cook—  Concluded— 
Harvey  

Burr  Co  

Railway  material  and  auto 

parts!  

1,200 

Austin  Mfg.  Co  

load  machinery 

700 

American  Stove  Co  

WheatoQ  Foundry  &  Equipment  Co. 

Jas  stoves  
Foundry  equipment 

600 
500 

Bliss  &  Laughlin".  *.  t  

Shafting.  

300 

Chicago  Street  Car  Co  

Cars  and  tanks  

200 

Enterprise  Foundry.  .                     .... 

Iron  castings 

50 

Sterling  Vehicle  Co"  

Auto  trucks  

50 

Hotchkiss  Co  

Car  repairing  

'  50 

Calumet  F.nernp.  fV>  ....                         

Cranes  and  machinery  .  . 

300 

Ingalls-Shepherd  Forging  Co  '.  

Forging,  etc  

50 

Smith  Machine  Co 

Special  machinery 

25 

Koch  Bros  

.do  

25 

Morrison  Brake  Co  

Brake  shoes  

15 

Western  Conduct  Co  ...             

Conducts  

50 

Palatine  

Not  given  

Park  Ridge 

The  Kalo  Shops.  . 

Jewelry  and  silverware 

26 

7 

West  Hammond..  . 

Stein  Hirsh  Co  :  

Cement  glue,  etc  

Hammond  Glue  Co  

Glue,  etc  

C.  Meyers  Co.      .  .                     

Soda  water.  .  . 

Hammond  Brewing  Co  

Beer,  etc  

Western  Product  Co  

Feed  

Wilmette 

Not  given  .•  

Cumberland  — 
Greenup 

Greenup  Broom  Co  

Brooms  

10 

Greenup  Machine  Co  

Boring  machines  

5 

DeKalb— 
Genoa 

Selz  Schawb  Co  

Shoes  

75 

50 

Cerncroft  Leich  Electric  Co  

Telephones  

75 

25 

German  American  Piano  Co  

Pianos  

35 

Sandwich  

Not  given  

Turner  Brass  Works  ...                .... 

Metal  goods..  . 

150 

2 

Duntley  Mfg.  Co  

Railway  motor  cars  

150 

Axilene  Mfg.  Co  

Glass  making  machines  

50 

10 

Borders  Milk  Co  

Condensed  milk  

20 

Sycamore  Fence  Co  

Wire  fence  

20 

Chicago  Wire  Co 

Insulated  wire  

100 

50 

Sycamore  Perserve  Co  

Cftnnfld  fruits  

200 

50 

D«witt— 
Clinton 

Not  given  

Farmer  City.  ...... 

Nichols  &  Wence  

Concrete  blocks  and  tile  

10 

S.  G.  Arbogast  &Co  

Tile  and  brick.  '  

20 

L.  Brehm  

Candy  and  ice  cream  

2 

1 

Douglas  — 
Arcola 

Not  given  

DuPage— 
Downers  Grove.... 

Illinois  Heater  &  Mfg.  Co  

Galvanized  iron  products  

20 

F.  F.  Potter  &  Co 

Poultry  specialties 

10 

Dicks  Tool  Co.  .  .      .           

Telephone  construction  tools  . 

10 

Hinsdale  

Not  given  

Naperville 

Naperville  Lounge  Co           

Lounges  and  morris  chairs  

300 

40 

Martin  Von  Oren 

Tile  and  brick.  ...    • 

13 

R.  H.  Wagner  

Fly  nets  

8 

4 

West  Chicago  

Turner  Cabinet  Co  

P.  O  .  furniture  

Clrnago  Crossing  Co                         ... 

Railroad  supplies.  .  . 

Automatic  Tool  Co  

Drills  

Borders  Milk  Co  

Condensed  milk  

Fessler  Cigar  Co  

Cigars  

Ramer  Ice  Cream  Co  

Ice  cream  

C.  N.  A.  Ry.  Co.  Shops  

Building  engines  

West  Chicago  Creamery  

Butter  and  cheese  

West  Chicago  Lumber  Co  .  .         .  !  .  . 

Cement  blocks  ,. 

Wheaton  .  .  . 

Not  given  .  .  . 

118 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


'Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

Employes  — 
Number. 

o5 

"3 

9 

Female. 

Edgar- 
Kansas  

N.  C.  Punell  

Canned  vegetables  

40 

75 

Frank  Owens 

Hoisery 

U.  O.  Colron  Co..                       

Novelties  

64 

160 
250 
10 

17 
6 
52 

7 

29 

41 

Edwards- 
Albion                

Merkle,  Wiley  Broom  Co  

Brooms  

McGuirey  Cummings  Car  Co 

Interurban  cars 

Paris  Glove  &  Mitten  Co  

Mittens  and  gloves  .          

25 

5 

Bridgemans  Cigar  Factory  

Cigars  

J.  H.  Taflinger. 

Storm  tops. 

T.  A.  Foley  

Saw  mill  material.           .  ... 

1 
3 

Del  Grande  Fire  Works  Co 

Fire  works 

Western  States  Fence  &  Tile  Co  

Fence  and  tile.  . 

Albion  Vitrified  Brick  Co  

Paving  brick  

50 

18 
100 
5 
2 

25 
10 

Fayette  — 
St.  Elmo 

Edwards  Vitrified  Brick  &  Sewer  Pipe 
Co  

Building  brick  

Albion  Shale  Brick  Co 

Brick 

Albion  Flouring  Mills  

Flour  and  meal  

Albion  Creamery  

Butter  

P.  M.  Johnston's  Brick  Plant  

Brick  and  tile                   

Ford- 
Gibson  City  ... 

B.  F.  Johnston  (heirs)  

Paper  

Union  Forge  &  Machine  Co 

Machinery                            .  . 

2 
6 
2 

6 

50 
150 
25 
3 
3 

P.  M.  Johnston's  Canning  Co  

Canned  vegetables  

John  Hudson  ".  

Brooms  ..."  

St.  Elmo  Flour  Mill  Co 

Flour  and  meal 

Gibson  Canning  Co  

Pork  and  beans  

25 
75 

Fulton- 
Astoria 

Gibson  Canning  Co 

Canned  onj-n 

Gibson  Iron  Works  

Heaters  and  castings  

Ice  Cream  Factory  

Ice  cream  

Gibson  Bottling  Works  

Soft  drinks  

O.J.Phillips  

Cigars  

15 

Astoria  Bottling  Works          

Soda  water  .  .                        

Cuba 

Concrete  Factory  

Concrete  blocks,,  etc        

Brick  plant  

Brick  

Not  given         .                

Farmington 

do  

Lewistown  

Brick  Plant  

Brick  

15 

Gallatin  — 
Shawneetown  

Greene  — 
Roodhouse 

The  Burns-Bowersox  Lumber  Co  
R  Glover  &  Sons                   .  . 

Wagon  material  

52 
60 

• 

Stoves  and  heading 

Enos,  Taylor,  Beat  &  Barge  

Lime  

20 
10 

Johnson  &  Son  

Concrete  tile  

Crystal  Ice  Co                      ^  .  . 

Ice. 

5 
6 

10 
15 
10 
5 

Demsey  Bros  

Flour  and  meal  

Roodhouse  Clay  Product  Co  

Brick  and  tile         

White  Hall  

Novelty  Potter  Co  

Pottery  

1 

3 

Eli  Bridge  Co 

Ferris  wheels  and  bridges  
Soft  drinks       .                . 

Roodhouse  Bottling  Works  

White  Hall  Pipe  &  Stoneware  Co  
White  Hall  Pottery  Works 

Sewer  pipe  and  stoneware  .  .  . 
Stoneware                        ...  . 

225 
50 

15 

Grundy— 
Braceville  

Western  Stoneware  Co  

do  

75 
4 
<j 

6 

4 

White  Hall  Glove  &  Mitten  Factory  . 
White  Hall  Condensed  Milk  Co  

Gloves  and  mittens 

10 
1 
1 

Condensed  milk  and  ice  cream 
Ice  

White  Hall  Ice  Co  

Progress  Mfg.  Co  

Gates        

White  Hall  Electric  Co  

Light  

15 

Geo.  B  Allen 

Block  repairing          * 

2 

Carbon  Hill  

Hayes  &  Raisbeck     .      .  . 

Ice  cream                       .      

4 

Lewis  &  Vigneni  

do  

4 

A.  Spires  &  Sons  . 

Cement  walks 

5 

Not  given 

Coal  City  

Wacomber  &  White 

Wire  rope                

100 
25 
100 

""ioo 

Sears,  Roebuck  &  Co  

Clothing  

Haleer  Estate... 

Brick  and  tile... 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

Employes  — 
Number. 

1 

a 

Female. 

G  randy  — 
Moms  

Woolfel  Leather  Co  

Leather  

300 

Hancock  — 
LaHarpe        

Coleman  Hardware  Co  

Hardware  '.  

300 

Morris  Brewery  

Beer  

25 

Prairie  Box  Board  Co  

Paper  

60 

Gorden  Sash  Pulley  Co       

Sash  pulleys  

100 

Morris  Cutlery  Co  

Cutlery  

10 

Sinclair  Laundry  Machine  Co  

Machinery  

CO 

5 
3 

Coulson,  Brundale  &  Co            

thicken  coops  and  mattresses 
Cigars  

Nauvoo  

Frank  Burkinshaw  

Not  given  

Warsaw  

Warsaw  Millin^  Co    

Flour  

20 

Henry—    ' 
Cambridge      

Mississippi  Pearl  Button  Co  

Buttons  

100 

Popel  &  Giller  Co          

Beer  

38 

A.  F.  Bleisner  

Flour  

2 

John  Wise              

Barrels,  etc  

Hinskamp  Bros  

Shoes  

120 

80 

Warsaw  Electric  Light  &  Power  Co  .  . 

Light  

Wm.  Bucket  

Barrels  

Warsaw  Canning  Factory          

Canned  goods  .        

15 

65 

Warsaw  Fruit  Factory  

Fruit  juices  

Lester  &  Sons  r  

Machinery  

J.  A.  White                

Lumber  

J.  A.  White  

Sash  and  doors  

Warsaw  Incubator  Co       

Incubators  

Harry  Grant  

Chicken  feeders  

Bucket  &  Grant                  

Brood  coops  

Cook  Gas  Engine  Co  

Engines  •  

25 

Western  Tube  Co  

Pipe  castings  

Jroquois  — 

Kewanee  Boiler  Co  

Boilers  

Peter  Pump  Co  

Corn  planters,  etc            

Bass  Mfg.  Co  

Mittens  and  overalls  

Pneumatic  Water  Supplv  Co     

Water  elevators,  etc        

James  Wild               .       .         

Tile  and  brick 

15 

Iroquois  Canning  Co  

Canned  corn  

100 
15 

10O 

Sheldon    

American  Verneer  

Watseka           .  .  . 

Iven  Hoyt  

Tile  and  cement  blocks  

Jackson— 
Murphysboro  

Jasper- 

Al  Lvman  

..do  

Geo.  Igon  

..do  

R.  Stecher  Brewing  Co  

Beer  

Brown  Shoe  Co  

Shoes  

So.  Illinois  Milling  &  Elevator  Co.  .  .. 

Flour  

Murphysboro  Paving  Brick  Co  

Paving  brick  

150 

Southern  111.  Machine  Foundry  Co... 
Not  given  

Mining  machinery  

Flour  

Jersey— 
Jersey  ville     

do     

Ice  

do          

Furniture  

do  

Brick  

..do  

Cement  blocks  '  

do  

Cigars  

Robert,  Johnson  &  Rand  

Shoes  

JoDaviess— 
East  Dubuque  

First  &  Sons  

Artificial  stone  

Keogg  Excelsior  Co  
Kratt  Bros 

Excelsior  
Gloves 

11 

3 

John  Yoke  

Sash  and  doors  

.     2 

Noveltv  Iron  Works  .  .  . 

All  class  iron  .  .  . 

6 

120 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

Employes  — 
Number. 

1 

a 

Female. 

JoDaviess-  Con- 
cluded — 

W.  K.  Busman  &  Co  

Cigars    

20 
20 
8 
20 
25 

10 
10 

Standard  Cigar  Factory  

..do  

John  Weber                

.  do                           

Galena  Iron  Works  

Pulleys  .'... 

John  Wesburich  &  Son  

Furnaces  

Galena  Cigar  Box  Co  

Cigar  boxes  

8 
10 
5 

20 

Galena  Axle  Grease  Co  

Grease  

Johns  Neuman  Creamery  Co  

Butter  

J.  Eulberg  &  Sons            

Brewery                .         

15 
10 
4 
100 

Martin  Blum  

..do  

Saline  Pop  Factory  

Soda  water  

Cannon  Box  Co     

Wooden  boxes              

C.  H.  Kleinbeck  Co  

Candy     

10 

50 
60 

20 

W.  H.  Howell  &  Co  
Wheeler  Screen  Co     

Sad  irons  
Window  screens           ...  

Elliott  Mfg.  Co  .  .  ,  

Tin  ware      

Johnson  — 

Warren  Steel  Co  

Steel  ceiling  

Pop  Factory        

Soda  water                        .... 

Not  given  

Kane  — 

Burlington  Shops  '.  

Cars  and  locomotives  
Road  machines,  etc  

1,700 
900 
350 



Western  Wheel  Scraper  Co  

Acorn  Stove  Works  

Stoves  and  ranges 

Automatic  Machinery  Co  

Motorcycles  and  tools  '  
Cotton  cloth  

690 
150 

""356 

Aurora  Cotton  Mills  

Aurora  Bleachery  

C.  Salfisberry  Sons  

Brick  and  tile 

50 

American  Well  Works  

Pumps,  air  compressors  
Sash  

200 
18 



John  Brown  Co  

American  Wood  Working  Mch.  Co.. 
Marlock  Wrapper  Co  

Wood  Machinery  
Ladies  garments 

160 

""28 

Aurora  Silver  Plate  Co  

Silver  plating  

Messenger  &  Parks  

Sheet  iron 

43 

12 

9 

Acorn  Milling  Mining  Co  
F.  O.  Peterson  Sons  

Paints  

Books,  printing,  etc 



Pictorial  Printing  Co  

do 

100 
250 

300 

Love  Bros  

Iron  castings    .  . 

Richards  Mfg.  Co.  ^  

Door  hangers,  etc     

150 

Wilcox  Mfg.  Co  

Door  hangers 

150 
105 
130 
50 
75 
50 

Aurora  Foundry  Co  

Iron  castings    .  . 

Stephens-  Adamson  Mfg.  Co  
Wm.  F.  Jobbins     

Conveying  machine  
ChemiQal  and  glycerine 

C.  B.  &  Q.  Foundry  

Iron  castings  

Sommer  Motor  Co  .".  

Gasoline  engines  

National  Insolite  Co  

Fire  and  water  proof  paints  .  . 
Corsets  

6 
50 
3 

Aurora  Corset  Co  

250 
27 
30 

International  Corset  Co  

do 

J.jH.  Berriman  

Cosmetics  

Aurora  Cooperage  Co  

Barrels  and  butter  tubs 

40 

Anson  Brewing  Co    

Beer 

58 

American  Suspender  Co  

Suspenders  and  garters 

4 
19 

46 

Aurora  Boiler  Works              

Steam  boilers  and  stacks  
Gas  mantels 

Aurora  Mantle  Co  

Aurora  Metal  Co  

Babbit  metal  

26 
40 
4 
5 
12 

By  Town  Co        .          

Brushes 

35 
22 

55 

G,  W.  Bade  &  Co  

Ladies  garments 

Fowler.  Games  &  Co 

do 

C.  C.  Hinchlev  &  Co  

Machines 

Lyon  Metalic  Co  

Sheet  iron  

Finch  &  McColloueh  
W.  S.  Frazier  &  Co  

Printing  

Vehicles 

30 
80 

10 

Miller,  Bryant,  Pierce  

Carbon  paper  and  typewriter 
supplies 

15 
17 
2 
8 

15 

'"iso 

Soper-Niveson  Co  

Sash  doors,  etc 

Vindex  Electric  Co  

Transformers  

Wormwood  &  Pease.  .  . 

Printine.  .  . 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


121 


Empl 
Nun 

oyes  — 
iber. 

Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

3 

£ 

Kane—  Continued— 
Batavia  

Challenge  Co 

Wind  mills,  etc  ...          

250 

3 

U.  S.  W.  E.  &  P.  Co  

..do  

237 

3 

Keck  &  Chappell  

Milk  bottles  

30 

1 

A.  Stein  &  Co  ...                .          .... 

Garters           

58 

Batavia  Engineering  Co 

Steel  structures 

31 

1 

Carpentersville  

Star  Mfg.  Co  

Plows  and  farm  implements  . 

160 

2 

Illinois  Iron  Bolt  Co  . 

Skeins  and  axles  

250 

2 

Border  Condensed  Milk  Co 

Condensed  milk               

100 

35 

Elgin  

Advance  Fence  Co    

Fence  

15 

1 

American  Tower  &  Tank  Co           .  . 

Towers  and  tanks          

20 

Bielenberg,  A.  A              ..        

Skylights  and  cornice  

8 

Boetteher-Fricke      

Cigars    

12 

1 

Borders  Condpnsed  Milk  Co             ... 

Condensed  milk         

24 

11 

Brathen  Publishing  House    

Books  and  paper  

63 

37 

Buhimer 

Cigars                                

D.  C.  Cook  Publishing  Co             .... 

Papers  and  magazines  

200 

200 

75 

Cutter  &  Crosette  

Shirts  

100 

75 

7 

Eggebrecht  &  Miller 

Granite  and  marble        

3 

Elgin  Brass  &  Electrical  Co            

7 

Elgin  Bfvs*  T^«i"idrv 

3 

Elgin  Butter  Tubs  Co 

Tubs             

160 

1 

Elgin  Eagle  Brewing  Co 

Beer              .           

30 

Elgin  Mattress  Co 

Mattresses  

4 

1 

Elgin  Metal  Novelty  Co 

Metal  novelties             

33 

Elgin  Mfg.  Co 

Machinery      

40 

Elgin  Soap  Co  

Soau 

4 

Elgin  National  Brewing  Co 

Beer              

24 

Elgin  National  Watch  Co                ... 

Watches  

1.725 

1,725 

Elgin  Packing  Co  

Canned  goods  

64 

62 

Elgin  Rug  Co 

Rugs           

20 

2 

Elgin  Silver  Plate  Co                    .... 

Casket  hardware  

93 

12 

25 

Elgin  Tool  Works 

Tools    

25 

Elgin  Power  &  Pump 

20 

Hasty  Mfg.  Co 

Brass  valves  l.... 

25 

Illinois  Watch  Case  Co     

Watch  cases  

325 

175 

International  Voting  Co 

Voting  machines    

20 

Jones  Refrigerating  Co 

25 

Kerber  Packing  Co  
Kienlen,  A.  T       

Lard  
Cigars  

40 
3 

Kimball  Dietrich  

Gas  ovens  

7 

1 

Knickerbacher  Ice  Co                     ... 

Ice  

30 

1 

Leath  &  Co.,  A  

Furniture  

33 

12 

Lithotype  Co 

4 

1 

Electric  signals          >    . 

10 

Niss  J.  C 

Cigars         

4 

1 

O'Bierne,  E.  J  ^  

Electric  fixtures  

4 

2 

Panly,  J.  G  

Cigars  

10 

5 

Pearsoll,  B.  S     

Butter  

26 

5 

Reason  F  F 

Cigars    

Radcliffo  Regalia    

Peanuts  

3 

»2 

Selz  Schawb  &Co  

Shoes  

145 

30 

Sovbold  Piano  &  Organ  Co  

Pianos  and  etc  

90 

1 

Thread  Factory  

Thread  

20 

40 

Western  Casket  Hardware  Co  

Hardware  

50 

6 

Wilson  &  Wilson 

Cigars     .                    

Woodruff  &  Edwards  Co      .         

Machinery  

140 

Win  F  Hallet 

Steam  boilers        

9 

Geneva       ........ 

Burgess  &  Norton  Co  

Light  hardware  

40 

Geneva  Foundry  &  Machine  Co  

Castings  

25 

New  England  Machine  Co  

Gas  machines  and  fixtures  .  .  . 

60 

Bennett  Milling  Co  .  . 

Breakfast  food  .  .  . 

20 

5 

122 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles^Manufactured. 

Employes- 
Number. 

1 
S 

Female. 

Kane—  Concluded— 
St.  Charles  

Cable  Co  .  ..                             .... 

Pianos  .                                 . 

500 
300 
200 

3 
25 

Kankakee— 
Kankakee         

Crown  Electric  

Chandeliers     .                     

Gilan  Mfg.  Co  '.  

Cast  iron  

Steel  Range  Co  

Stoves  

100 

Moline  Malleable  Co                 

Malleable  iron 

400 

Roanoke  Dairy  Co  

Milk  

30 

Ramser  Ice  Cream  Co  

Ice  cream  

10 
30 
30 

100 
75 

Doig  File  Co  

Files  

National  Sugar  Co          .        

Sugar  

Borden  Condensing  Factory  

Milk  

100 

New  Electric  Co  

Chandeliers  .'  

Heinz  Bros     

Cut  glass  .  . 

100 
10 
5 
6 

10 

ludd  Elevator  

Malt  

Wm.  Switzer  

Machine  

Fence  Wire  Co     .           .             

Fences 

Foley  Williams 

Sewing  machines 

St.  Anne  •... 

Bradley  Plow  Works                   

Plows  . 

Kankakee  Foundry                     

Foundry  work  .                   

K.  K.  K.  Mfg.  Co  

Furniture  

Paramont  Knitting  Co                   

Hosiery 

Kaisennan  Shade  &  Roller  Co 

Shade  rollers 

Mclntyre  Watch  Co  .     

Watches  

K.  K.  K.  Tile  &  Brick  Co  

Tile  and  brick  

Cohn  Overall  Co  .        .      .           

Overalls  ... 

U.  S.  Wheel  &  Rim  Co  

Cycle  wheels,  rims,  auto  and 
etc.. 

Knox— 
Abingdon  

Abingdon  Paving  Brick  &  Tile  Co  

Brick  

Kncxville  

Novelty  Co 

Churns  and  sanitary  coops 

Glove,  Shirt  &  Overall  Co  

Shirts  and  men's  work  gar- 
ments   

Abingdon  Shirt  &  Overall  Co 

..do... 

Abingdon  Trap  Co  .      .  .          

Rat  and  mouse  traps 

Abingdon  Wagon  Co  

Wagons  

Ahingrlnn  Sanitary 

Stools   and   tanks   for   bath 
rooms  

American  Sanitary  Mfg.  Co  

Brass    connections    for   bath 
rooms  

Earl  Shafstall  

Cigars  

1 

Xake  — 
Highland  Park    .  . 

Not  given                                   

Highwood  

..do  

Lake  Forest  

North  Chicago  

• 

Waukegan.. 

Chicago  Hardware  Foundry  Co  

Iron  castings  .  . 

475 
150 
15 
6 

12 
30 

Chicago  Hardware  Co  ".  

Hardware  

Great  Lake  Mfg.  Co 

Riveters  and  scales 

Forge  Works  

Forges  

North  Chicago  Mdse.  Co  

Corberators  

4 

8 

North  Chicago  Tool  Co  

Grinders  

Chicago  Window  Screens  

Screens  ! 

25 
1,400 
40 
60 
1,900 
75 
75 
35 
70 
15 

2 
8 
5 
2 
25 
5 
6 
2 
1 

American  Steel  Wire  

Wire  

Republic  Fence  &  Gate  Co.        

Gates  and  fences  

Smelting  Co  

Bronze  ingot  

American  Steel  &  Wire  .  . 

Steel  wire  .  . 

Wilder  Tannery  

Leather  .  . 

North  Shore  Electric  Co  

Light  

North  Shore  Gas  Co  

Gas.. 

Dows  Planing  Mill  

Doors  and  sash  

Roofing  Co  

Roofing  paper.. 

Fisher  Waist  Factory  

Shirt  waists  

3 
40 

20 

Northern  Brass  Co  ... 

Brass  castings  . 

Gibson  Brass  Works  

..do  

30 
20 
60 
10 
25 
6 
3 

5 
190 
2 
1 
25 

McCamy  Mfg.  Co.  . 

Automobile  oilers 

Cyclone  Fence  Co  

Wire  fence  

\lshuler  Wrapper  Factory 

Wrappers  . 

Chicago  Recording  Scale  Co  
Nelson  Machine  Snop 

Scales  
Machinerv 

Rider  Bros.  Wrapper  Factorv.  .  . 

Wrappers  .  .  . 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


123 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

Employes  — 
Number.. 

1 

.2 
fc 

LaSalle— 
Earlville  

Earlville  Brick  &  Tile  Mfg.  Co  ... 

Brick  and  tile... 

8 

Kanglay  

W.  W.  Pratt 

.do  

10 

Not  given  .          .          .  .        

LaSalle  . 

Western  Clock  Mfg.  Co 

Watches  and  clocks  

Marseilles 

Mathiesen  Hegeler  Zinz  Co  

Sheet  zinc,  etc  

German  American  P.  Cement  Co  
LaSalle  Pressed  Brick  Co     

Cement                          

Pressed  brick  and  tile  

Marquette  Cement  Mfg  Co 

Cement      .                   

General  Roofing  Mfg.  Co 

Paper  felt,  etc  

250 

Mendota  

Marseilles  Mfg.  Co  

Harvesting  implements  
Boxes,  etc  

300 
250 



Home  Industry 

Paper 

35 

Crescent  Paper  Co 

Box  boards      .        

50 

J  H  Goodell  &  Sons 

Models                              .... 

5 

Not  given  

Ottawa 

King-Hamilton  Co                   

Corn  shelters  

100 
75 

100 

Streator 

W  C  Piano  &  Organ  Co 

Pianos                          

Sanders  Bros 

Cabinets     

125 

Fire  brick                    

125 

Building  material  

150 

J.  E.  Porter  Co.                           

Hay  carriers  .....'  

100 
250 

Federal  Plate  Glass  Co 

Plate  glass  .            

Ottawa  Garter  Co 

Garters  ;.. 

5 

50 

50 

Stiefel  Overall  Co 

Overall                         

Hoban  -Shirt  ^V» 

Shirts  and  garters  

Lawrence- 

Bottles                         

Barr  Clay  Co 

Paving  brick       

Streator  Paving  Brick  Co  

do  

National  Tile  Co 

Tile                        

Streator  Clay  Mfg.  Co 

do            

G  &  D  Mfg  Co 

Elevators                   

Streator  Motor  Car  Co 

Automobiles  

Go-carts,  sweepers,  etc  

Thatcher  Mfg.  Co                          .... 

Milk  bottles  

Streator  Boiler  Works 

Win  Reifersched  Co 

Sumner  Evaporator  Co 

Dried  fruits  

15 
6 

40 

Lee- 

O  B  Bond 

Cement  blocks  

R  G  Blood 

do        

2 

W  A  O'Neil 

Ice  cream      

2 

John  P.  Harvey          .        i  

Steel  bridges  

10 

1 

Livingston— 

Cement  blocks  

Geo  J  Walters 

Tile  and  brick  

Soft  drinks         

Cigars  

do                    

Odell 

do                            

Pontiac 

Pontiac  Shoe  Mfg  Co 

Shoes  

150 
75 
50 
35 

100 
10f> 
50 

Logan— 

\  M  Legg  Mfg  Co 

do                    

Modern  Shoe  Mfg.  Co 

do  

McMurray  Mfg  Co 

Canning  goods  

Spartin  Mfg  Co 

Castings  

25 

Furniture  

25 

Pontiac  Granite  Co                  

8 

Ice               

8 

A  N  Smith                             

Cement  blocks  

10 

do                      

McDonough  — 

Sewer  Pipe  Mfg.  Co  

Sewer  pipe  and  conducts  

200 

Stone  ware  
Castings  

250 
60 



BrickYard... 

Building  bricks... 

40 

124 


BUREAU    OF   LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

Employes  — 
Number. 

O 

•a 

a 

Female. 

McHenry  — 
Harvard  

Hunt,  Helm,  Fern  Co  

Hardware  

250 
3 

15 

McHenry  

Abner  Burbank  

Wire  stretchers  

Robert  Starr  

Cigars  

4 
2 

A.  J.  Diggins  ..              

Wagon  boxes  .... 

Barbarian  Bros  

Cigars  

10 
8 
12 
50 
4 
25 

Marengo  

W.  E.  Barbarian  

..do  

Worts  &  Baley             

Beer,  etc.      .               

Hanly  Bros  

Canned  goods  

25 

Spencer  

Flour.  .  T.  

Hunter  

Boats  

Not  given                   

Woodstock.. 

Oliver  Typewriter  Co 

Typewriters 

900 
160 
25 
30 

McLean  — 
LeRoy  

Emerson  Typewriter  Co  

..do  

40 

Oliver  Foundry  Co  ..          

Castings  

Woodstock  Drill  Check  Co  

Safety  checks  

Borden  Condensed  Milk  Co  

Condensed  milk  and  cream... 
Butter  and  cream      

50 
30 

Congress  Dairy.  .  .                  

National  Harrow  Co 

3orn  planters  and  harrows.  .  . 
Cement  Blocks               .... 

50 
4 

30 

Lexington  

LeRoy  Cement  &  Block  Works  

LeRoy  Canning  Co  

Canning  corn  

Not  given 

Normal  :  .  .  . 

do 

Macon  — 
Maroa  

Maroa  Mfg.  Co 

Plows  and  harrows 

10 
15 
3 
4 
1 

1 
5 

Decatur  

C.  F.  Schneek 

Cigars 

Coopers  Bakery..          

Bread  and  cakes  

E.  P.  Kent  &  Son  

Wagons  and  farm  implements 
Car  loaders 

McLilly                                           

Not  given  

Macoupin  — 
Bunker  Hill  

Girard  

A.  E.  Mercer  
Joseph  Melu  

Feed  

Marble  and  granite.           .... 

2 
2 



M.  Burwell  

Machinery  

4 

J.  Herbert  

Brick  

4 

P.  Hohenodly,  Jr.  &  Co  

Canned  goods 

Not  given  

Mt.  Olive  

Kesser  Bros.,  Milling  

Flour  .  .  . 

10 

Nilwood  

Mt.  Olive  Ice  Mfg.  Co  

Ice.  . 

4 
8 
.  6 

Mt.  Olive  Brick  &  Tile  Co  

Brick  and  tile  .        

Harness  Works  

Harness 

Wellmuth  

Cigars  ... 

10 
4 
4 

2 

Vanderbrock  

.  do  

Nieman  &  Heironmus  ;... 

Implements 

Not  given  

Staunton  

.  .  do  •  

Madison  — 
Alton  

Illinois  Glass  Co  

Bottles  and  glassware 

3.300 
200 
40 
200 

300 

Illinois  Box  Co  _  

Boxes.  

Illinois  Corregated  Paper  Co  
Federal  Lead  Co  

Paper  
Lead  

25 

Standard  Milling  Co  

Flour 

100 

Sparks  Milling  Co  

do     . 

80 

Federal  Tool  &  Supply  Co  

Handles  for  tools  

30 

40 
200 
50 

Hapgood  Plow  Co  

Farming  implements 

20 

Beall  Bros.  Foundry  

Miners  tools 

Duncan  Foundry  Works  

Miners  supplies  

Cunningham  Shirt  Co  

Shirts  and  overalls 

10 
15 

50 

M.  H.  IJoals  Planing  Mill  

Building  material  .. 

Sweetser  Lumber  Co  

..do  

15 

200 

Alton  Brick  Co  

Paving  brick 

Alton  Lime  &  Cement  Co  

Lime  

20 

Alton  Steam  Cooperage  Co  

Barrels 

20 

McPike  Paper  Co  
Alton  Strawboard  Co  

Paper  

do 

20 
100 
10 



C.  F.  Sparks  Machine  Co  ... 

Gasoline  engines,  etc  ... 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


125 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

Employe's  — 
Number. 

1 

Female. 

Madison—  Coucl'd— 
Edwardsville 

Not  given 

Granite  City  

Rolling  Mills  Co                            ...  . 

Tin  plate  and  sheet  iron  

200 

Madison 

National  Stamping  Works  

Enamelware  

1,500 
1,200 
2,000 

500 
400 

Corn  Products  Co                       .      ... 

Syrups,  etc    •.  

Commonwealth  Steel  

Castings,  etc  

American  Steel  Foundry 

R.  R.  supplies       

1,000 

Heydt  Metal  Co  

Shot,  etd  

200 

Keg  Factory                                     .  . 

Kegs                        

200 

Western  Brick  Co            .        

Fire  brick  

150 

G.  A.  Lime  &  Cement  Co  

Lime  and  cement  
Beer,  etc              

200 
250 

Wagner  Brewery                       

C.  L.  Draper  

Mill  work  

25 

Morris  Construction  Co 

Concrete  blocks  

50 

American  Car  &  Foundry  Co  

Car  wheels  

2,400 

Troy  City 

Helmlache  R.  Mill  Co 

400 

Kettle  River  2  Co                   -  

Creosoted  tire  and  timber  

400 
250 

Standard  Oil  Co 

Trov  Pressed  Brick  Co  .                .... 

Brick                

20 

Troy  Shoe  Co  

Shoes     

36 

8 

Not  given 

Marshall  — 

Not  given                             .             ... 

Toluca 

..do  

Anderson  Skinner 

Brick  and  tile              

io 

Massac  — 

Not  given  

• 

Menard  — 

D.  M.  Primm  

Chicken  coops  and  steel  tanks 
Buttons         

Mercer  — 

Keithsburg  Pearl  Button  Mfg.  Co  

Columbia  Star  Milling  Co  
Koeningsmack  Milling  Co  

75 

Monroe  — 
Columbia  

Flour  

Flour  and  feed              

30 
40 



Montgomery— 
Litchfleld 

Waterloo  Milling  Co  

do                    

20 

M.  &  O.  Milk  Co  

Condensed  milk  

14 

Waterloo  Brewing  Co  

Beer                     

12 

American  Radiator  Co  

Steam  and  water  radiators  — 
Hoisting  engines  

350 
50 
10 
10 
15 

.... 
2 

Litchfleld  Foundry  &  Machine  Co  
Litchfleld  Lamp  Mfg.  Co    

Buman  Mfg.  Co  
Illinois  Brick  &  Tile  Co  

Oil  cans  •-  
Brick  and  tile                 

New  Area  Windmill  Co  

Wind  mills            

4 

Litchfleld  Mill  &  Elevator  Co  

12 

Not  given  

Morgan  — 

Illinois  Bridge  Co     

Iron  bridges             

75 

Ogle— 

Capps  Woolen  Mill  

Blankets          

100 

Capps  Woolen  Factory  

Clothing                  ...         .  . 

75 

Kent  &  McCarty  

Cigars             

75 

R.  Cassell  

do 

15 

A.  Grebert... 

do                    

8 

Wolf  &  Co;  

do  

4 

Pyatt  

do                       

8 

Knr.ilenberg  

do 

6 

Ward  &  Bros  ;  

Books 

7 

P  Hohenodly  Jr  &  Co 

Canned  goods  

Burned  wood  boxes  

12 

30 

Mt.  Morris 

Not  given                   

Polo 

Wilson  Mfg  Co                     

Woodenware  

Geo  D  Wnitcomb  Co               .      .  •  - 

Machinery!  

50 
15 
20 

3 
125 

Underwear.        

Oat  meal  

Bridges  

20 

J  M  Root  Piano  Co 

Pianos  

40 

P.  Hohenadel.  Jr.  &  Co  .  . 

Canned  vegetables  .  .  . 

100 

50 

126 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

Employes  —  • 
Number. 

<D 

"3 
S 

£ 
£ 

Peoria— 
Averyville  

A  very  Mfg.  Co  

Threshers  and  engines  

600 
200 
100 
90 

35 
10 

Elm  wood  

Peoria  Drill  &  Seeders  

Agricultural  implements  
Wagons  

Wagon  works  

Peoria  Strawboard  Co  

Paper  

Kingman  Plow  Co  

Agricultural  implements  
Cereal  products  

270 
100 
25 

30> 

25 

Cairo  Mills                    

Bushells  &  Son  

Asphalt  

J.  P.  Bourgoin  &  Co  

Marble  and  granite  

8 

Perry  — 
DuQuoin  

Utility  Co  .  . 

Ice  and  light  

20 

Pinckneyville  

Blakerly  Mfg.  Co  

Pumps.  .  .•  

10 

Bottling  Works                   

Bottles  

10 

Planing  Mill               

Wood  work  

15 

DuQuoin  Mill                                

Flour                               

6 
•     3 

Star  Mill  

Meal  ,  

Pinckneyville  Mill          •.  

Flour  

Piatt— 
Cerro  Gordo    . 

R  E  Marshall                        

Ice  cream                          

Monticello      

Peterson  Syrup                     

Medicine    

37 
11 

8 

33 
2: 

Pike- 
Barry  

H.  D.  Peters  Co       

Cigars  

Barry  Mill  &  Grain  Co             

Flour        '                       

Grif^sville 

W.  B.  Powell  

Cigars  

do 

10 
3 



Golconda  

Box  &  Lumber  Co      

Boxes,  egg  cases  and  etc  

Randolph  — 
Chester  

Eagle  Saw  Mill  

Lumber  and  boat  material  ... 

Flour  Mill                                 

Meal  and  bran                    ... 

Machine  Shop               

General  machinery      

Electric  Light  &  Power  Co  

Electric  light              

H  C  Cole  Milling  Co            

Flour 

52 

Red  Bud 

Buena  Vista  Milling  Co  

do                     

6 
72 

7 

Chester  Knitting  Mills                

120- 

Chester  Light  &  Ice  Plant        

Ice 

Chester  Planing  Mill  

Wood  work 

3 

Chester  Machine  Shop  
Chester  Marble  Works          

Iron  work  
Monuments 

8 

4 

Knapp  Concrete  Works  

Cement  work     .       .         .... 

3 
12 
18 
5 
3 
7 
150 

""3 

Ziebold  Sons  Milling  Co             

Flour  and  feed 

Sparta  

C  Becker  Milling  Co  

do 

Mrs.  W.  Lohrberg  

Hoffman  &  Zimmerman               

Soda  water  

Butter 

Albert  Roffle                         

Cigars 

Illinois  Southern  R.  R  

Engines  and  cars       

Richland— 
Olney  •.. 

Sproul  Machine  Shop 

Separators  and  etc 

15 

Knitting  Factory  

Socks  

50 
20 
10 
10 

5- 

Sparta  Plow  Works  

Agricultural  implements  
Ice 

Sparta  Ice  Plant 

Electric  Light  &  Power  

Light  

Little  Giant  Punch  Co  

Hand  punches  

15 

Eagle  Milling  Co                        

Flour  "    

20 

Sparta  Bottling  Works  
Sparta  Block  &  Concrete  Co 

Soda  water  

Concrete  blocks 

5 
5 

Olney  Ice  &  Storage  Co 

Ice 

15 
10 
4 
3 
2 
115 
5 
15 

1 
1 
1 
1 
15 
3 
1 

Gilbert  &  Gilbert 

Concrete  blocks 

Henry  Gassam  

Ice  cream       

W.  L.  Hart  

..do  

Monarch  Glove  Co             

Gloves                          

Olney  Bottle  Co  

Glass  bottles  

Niblo  &  Shepherd 

Concrete  blocks               

Olney  Brick  Co  

Brick       

Howard  Bower 

Brooms 

3 

Walter  Shultz                    

Soft  drinks      

3 

Olney  Cocola  Co  

..do  

3 
30 

i 

Olnev  Lumber  Co  .  . 

Hardware  .  . 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


127 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

ArticleslManufactured. 

Employes— 
Number. 

1 
3 

Female. 

Rock  Island— 
Moline  

Not  given  

^St.  Clair— 
Belleville  

Not  given    ......  .             

East  St.  Louis  

Aluminum  Co  of  America 

Aluminum  ware                .... 

1,200 

, 

Marion  &  Binger                           

Artificial  limbs            

Baking  powder 

200 
100 

Layton's  Pine  Food  Co 

do      .  .                       

50 

100 

St  Louis  Building  &  Mfg  Co 

Brass  beds                           ... 

Beer         .                  

75 

do 

75 
25 

Brooms                            

Rex  Candy  Co                                 .  .  . 

Candy  

10 

do                                  

10 

Carbonic  acids             

25 

Benj  F.  Horn                                  

Barrells  

50 

Carms  Mill  Co 

National  Oats                

75 

Flour  and  meal           

75 

Missouri  Malleable  Iron  Co             .... 

Iron  

1.000 

Gloves                        

15 

Ice  

25 

Cornice                               

25 

Iron  and  steel              

1,500 

do 

1,500 

Machinery                       

100 
10 
100 
25 

do                              

Tools                                  

All  Roofing  &  Mfg.  Co  

Paper  
do                                    

200 
300 

Missouri  Valley  Bridge  &  iron  Co  

Bridges                    

'   60 

Chemicals    

50 

do                                 

75 

Kittle  River  Co 

Creosote  blocks  

50 
30 
75 
100 
100 
75 

Rubber  goods  .  .  .•  

Farm  implements  

Feed  and  etc  

Flour      

do                                 

Obeor-Nestor  Glass  Co  

International  Harvester  Co 

Glass  

Harvesting  machinery  

1,000 
50 
50 



25 

Illinois  Mineral  Mill  Co 

50 

Mepham  E   E 

do                       

50 

100 

do                          .        

75 

do 

75 

Hanson  Bros.  White  Lead  

Paint  
do                    

100 
150 

do 

25 

do                      

25 

25 

Elliott  Frog  &  Switch  Works  

Railroad  switches  and  frogs... 

800 
60 

P  H   Pastel  Milling  Co 

Millstadt 

Brick                                  .... 

50 

5 

4 

Wash  machines  

3 
20 

\Iillsf  adt  Milling  Co 

Flour  and  feed  

24 
3 

Butter 

..do  

2 
10 
100 

25 
50 

Beer  and  soda  

W  G  Willard        

Ranges  

J  -Saline  — 

-* 

Ford  Lumber  Co       

Mill  work  ..  

Ford  Brick  Plant  .  . 

Building  brick... 

128 


BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured.    . 

\ 

Employes- 
Number. 

£ 

"a 

8 

Female. 

Sangamon— 
Springfield  

H.  O.  McGrue 

Wood  work 

38 
32 

1 

C.  A.  Power  

..do... 

Vredenburg      .                             

..do  .                                 

66 

Jefferson  Printing  Co  .              

Blank  books                

37 
100 
20 
8 
91 
20 

14 
2 
.... 

6 

Springfield  Boiler  &  Mfg.  Co  

Boilers... 

Otto  &  Scherf  
Abbott  Bros  ....                        

..do  
Boxes  

Reisch  Brewing  Co  

Beer  

Dawson  Brick  &  Tile  Co  

Brick  and  tile  

Lincoln  Park  Coal  &  Brick  Co 

Brick  .  .                          

25 

Springfield  Paving  Brick  Co 

do 

100 
20 
30 

West  End  Brick  Plant 

do 

Springfield  Bridge  &  Iron  Co 

Bridges                             

Harvard  Brush  Co 

Brushes                        

4 
7 
12 

2 

Fortado  Co.,  J.  L 

Monuments 

Baum  Co.,  M.  J 

do 

New  Rug  Works 

Rugs                                         

3 

8 

2 

August  Brandt  

Carriages  .                     

H.  B.  Davidson 

do 

12 

Gietl  Bros  . 

do                                 

11 

Withey  Bros  

do                            

113 

Myers  &  VanDuyn 

do                                      .  . 

7 

Rustemeyer  Bros 

do                                    

7 

Wm.  Foster  &  Son  &  Co 

Ceiling  and  metal  work     .... 

17 
6 

1 

Forsythe  &  Bentz 

Ball  Bros     .     . 

Cigars                                   

8 

Ballweg,  H.  W 

do 

3 

Barker  &  Sullivan  

.do  ..                      

12 

John  Birmbaum 

do 

2 

Leonard  Dinkle 

do 

3 

Lew  Dockstader  Cigar  Co 

do 

14 

Gus  Fehr  

do 

3 

J.  A.  Gasoway  &  Son 

do 

4 

G.  T.  HammaTi 

do 

2 

J.  L.  Hargitt  .  . 

do 

3 

H.  Li.  Hartman  , 

do  

11 

Joseph  Jagla 

do 

3 

Rifikfi  Jiirgens 

do 

3 
4 

M.  F.  McGourty  

do  

C.  C.  McKellar 

do 

2 

J.  F.  Mester 

do 

7 

F.  C.  Mitchell  

do  

4 

B.  W.  Ogg  

do  

12 

4 

3 

Adam  Rollet 

do       

J.  H.  Schafer  

do  

5 
13 
4 

J.  H.  C.  Schoettker  

do  

4 

P.  J.  Slenker 

do          

Harry  Vandervort 

do  

2 
35 

1 

Pure  Ice  &  Cold  Storage  Co 

Ice 

Striffler  Ice  &  Coal  Co 

do        

60 

C.  J.  Franks  

Candy  

5 
3 

2 

Spitznagle  Candy  Co  

.do  

Elevator  Milling  Co 

Meal      

40 

Springfield  Light,  Heat  <fe  Power  Co  . 
Sangamo  Electric  Co  

Gas  and  electricity  

180 
115 
2 

10 

27 

.  Electric  meters  

Eclipse  Engine  &  Machine  Co 

Machines,  general       .  . 

A.  L.  Ide  &  Son  

.do  

134 

102 
18 

8 

6 
3 

Wm.  Fetzer  &  Co  

Agricultural  implements  
Fertilizers  

Wright  and  Sharp  

Machinery 

Capitol  Foundry  &  Machine  Works  .  . 
Springfield  Glove  Co  

..do  
Gloves  

22 

1 
5 

""2 

W  L.  Blucke 

Harness     ...            

do 

2 

U.  S.  Gypsum  Co 

Plaster       .                

3 

Rubber  stamps 

1 

John  Mohay 

Sausage        

2 

Clutter's  SVTUD  &  Bottling  Works  .  . 

Soda  water  .  .  . 

6 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


129 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

Employes- 
Number. 

£ 
"3 
S 

Female. 

S  angamon—  Spring- 
field—  Concluded  .  . 

Scott- 
Winchester  .  . 

G.  R.  Bigler  Co  
Manning  Bros  

Stock  food                       

1 

7 

1 

Trunks  .  .  . 

Springfield  Trunk  Co'                     

do 

1 

American  Jewelry  Co          .  .  •  

Watch  material        

2 

Bixler  Mfg.  Co  

..do... 

5 
31 

10 
488 
2 

5 
50 
20 
358 

Coats  Watch  Factory                     

.  do                          

Geo.  Meikle  

..do  

Illinois  Watch  Co 

Watch  movements 

Miller  Harness  Co  .                   

Harness  .  .                   

F.  L.  Schlierbach 

do 

5 

F.  L.  Schuch 

..do          .                   

2 

Weisenmeyer  Bros        .          

..do  

5 

Springfield  Harrow  Co 

Harrows                               

5 

Maurer  Ice  &  Cold  Storage  Co        

Ice  

25 

Wastemo  Chemical  Co 

Medicine 

'      2 

Illinois  Grainte  &  Stove  Works 

Monuments                     

5 
15 
2 
25 
431 
3 
14 
8 
8 

do 

Jacob  Bleser 

Novelties 

Heincke  &  Co  . 

Agricultural  implements  
..do  '.  

1 
8 
2 
3 
2 

Racine-Sattley  Co  

Mortin  Rollinger  &  Co 

Artificial  stone                   

R.  H.  Armbruster  Mfg.  Co             

Awnings  and  tents  

Springfield  Canvas  Goods  Co  

..do  

J.  A.  Mussillon  &  Bros 

Badges          

E.  F.  Lomilino  •              

Baking  powder  

2 
21 
12 
3 

5 
S 
1 

Springfield  Mattress  Co 

Mattresses                        

Springfield  Wire  Screen  Co            .  .  . 

Screens     

Springfield  Machine  Co 

Machines,  general 

Sangamon  Ice  Cream  Co 

Ice  cream       .  

6 

Springfield  Ice  Cream  Co 

do 

Weaver  Mfg.  Co 

Drill  chucks                       

5 

53 

1 

1 

Rayfield  Motor  Car  Co 

Automobiles  

Not  given  

Shelby- 
Mo  weaqua.   .     .  . 

Not  given 

Shelbyville 

Anderson  Engine  Factory 

Gasoline  engines                 .  .. 

Stephenson  — 
Free  port 

Smith  Mfg.  Co 

Implements       

Pop  Factory  
Handle  Factory 

Soda  water  
Handles  and  ironing  boards  .  . 

Rawleigh  Medicine  Co 

Patent  medicine 

50 
150 
50 
200 

100 

""25 

Union  —            .     . 
Anna  

Swan  Piano  &  Organ  Co 

Pianos  and  organs  
Shoes  

Freeport  Shoe  Mfg.  Co  .                   

Woodmanse  Mfg.  Co 

Wind  mills                          

Arcade  Mfg.  Co  

Light  hardware  

250 
500 
50 
300 

Moline  Plow  Works  

Manure  Spreader  Co 

Buggies  ,  
Manure  spreaders     

Stover  Mfg.  Co 

Light  hardware 

Stover  Mfg.  Co  

Wind  mills                          

300 

Stover  Gas  Engine  Co  .  . 
Hoefer  Mfg.  Co  

Gasoline  engines  
Drill  pressers  and  drills  

200 
200 
75 

Freeport  Knitting  Co 

Ice  Plant  

Ice  

Box  Factory 

Boxes              .... 

Candy  Mfg  

Candy  

Cement  Works.  .  . 

Tile  and  cement 

Creamery  

Butter  

Wagon  snop 

Wagons 

Silica  Factory                                .. 

12 

Gristmill... 

Flour... 

7 

130 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 

Table  5 — Continued. 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

Employes— 
Number. 

.2 

"3 
X 

Female. 

Vermilion  — 
Danville 

Hegeler  Bros                             

Zinc  smelters 

150 

Hoopeston  
Westville.. 

Danville  Car  Co  

Cars  

250 

C.  &  E.  I.  Shops  

Engines  and  cars      

1,000 

Fee  ker  Brewery                         

Beer 

50 

Headley  Glass  Co                

Bottles       .                      

400 
10 
25 
50 
50- 
16 
20 
20 
150 
300 
5 
175 
30 
100 
110 
75 
75 
15 

20 

2 

Already  Box  Co    

Paper  boxes  

Danville  Machine  Co                 .     .  -  - 

Mining  machinery 

Robert  Holmes                         

.do. 

5 

1 

Snyder  Carriage  Co  

Carriages.  ...                  

Danville  Buggy  Co 

Buggies  and  wagons 

Ice 

J.S.Campbell...             

..do  

Danville  Brick  Co 

Brick 

Western  Brick  Co 

do 

Stahl  Urban  

Overalls  

50 

Sprages  Mfg.  Co  
Hoop,  H.  M.  Co                         

Machinery 

Horse  shoe  nails.  .             .  

40 

140 

American  Can  Co  ....        

Tin  cans  

Hoopeston  Mfg.  Co 

Castings 

Hoopeston  Canning  Co 

Carmen  gnpn1^ 

100 
100 

Illinois  Canning  Co  

..do....".  

Hoopeston  Planing  Mill  Co 

Wood  work 

Not  given                                          

White— 
Carmi  

H.  Bramon  &  Co 

Sash  and  doors 

8 
2 
10 
8 
4 
4 

Gray  ville.  . 

Armstrong  &  Co   ..   .        

Cigars.  .                 .          

15 

Spar  Milling  Co 

Flour 

Sunrise  Mills                                   .   

do                                      .  . 

Weigant  &  Son                    

Meal  and  feed  

Chas  Faulkner 

Mill  work 

Griffith  &  Randolph                     ...  . 

Tile  and  brick                      

14 
3 

8 

Chas  Helmer  

Wm.  Dietz 

Concrete  blocks  
Tee  prea/m 

G.  P.  Bowman  &  Sons                 .  .  . 

Flour.    .. 

Whiteside— 
Morrison  

Sterling... 

G  W  Wheatcraft 

Tile  and  brick       . 

Whitney  &  Co 

Concrete  blocks 

Illinois  Refrigerator  Co  
Libby,  McNeil  &  Libby            

Refrigerators  and  desks 

118 
40 
5 
4 
1 

Condensed  milk.  . 

Rat  and  mouse  traps 

J  W.  Hudges 

Cement  tile  .     .  . 

Roy  I.  Hause                        

Gloves  and  mittens  

Not  given      

Will— 
Braidwood  

Not  given          

Joliet  

Illinois  Steel  Co 

Steel  products  and  coke. 

3,000 
50 
150 

6 

Heggie  Woodruff  Co  
Joliet  Iron  Co  '.  

Steel  plates  
..do  

Me  Kenna  Process  Co         ..      .  . 

Mill  work  

150 
225 
240 
1,500 
300 
20 
70 

2 
150 
60 
12 
5 
1 

Gerlach  Barklow  Co  

Calendars  

Sweet-Orr  Co 

Overalls       

A.  S.  &  W.  Co  

Wire  

Bates  Machine  Co 

Engines 

Holsworth  Foundry.  ...       ..       ,  .   » 

Brass  castings  

Champaign  Machine  Co  

Bakery  machinery  

Economy  Motor  Works  

Motor  buggies  

200 
75 
130 
12 

5 
1       3 

6 

C  Hacker  Co 

Sash  and  doors 

Western  United  Gas  &  Electric  Co  ... 
Van  Fleet  Mfg.  Co  

Gas  and  coke  

Castings  

Buckeye  Engine  Co  

Engines  

60 

Star  Wall  Paper  Co  

Wall  paper  

50 
33 

15 

Shaw  Brick  Yard  

Brick  

Great  Western  Cereal  Co  

Cereals  

40 

65 

15 

Heggie  Boiler  Works 

Boilers 

Joliet  Railroad  Supply  Co  

Railroad  supplies  

50 
425 



Phoenix  Horse  Shoe  Co 

Horse  shoes      .... 

Joliet  Pure  Ice  Co  

Ice  

30 

365 

6 
12 

Joliet  Stove  Works.  .  . 

Stoves  .  .  . 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  5 — Concluded. 


131 


Municipalities 
and  Counties. 

Name  of  Manufacturers. 

Articles  Manufactured. 

Employes  — 
Number. 

• 

i 

Female. 

Will—  Joliet—  Con- 
cluded ... 

American  Refractories  Co 

Brick 

200 
9 
130 
6 

4 

41 
45 

Peotone 

Buchanan-Lawrence  Co  .        

Tnsnles  , 

Carrier  Low  Co  

Paper  boxes  

G.  M.  Ditto..             .              

Feed  grinders  .  '  .  . 

Joliet  Machinery  Co  

Machinery  

8 

Dr.  J.  C.  Flowers  

Chemicals..                   .  . 

10 
25 

65 

Franklin  Steel  Co  

Toe  calks  

Humphrey  &  Son.  .                ... 

Machinery  ... 

125 
80 

100 

5 

70 

Illinois  Watch  Co  

Watches  .".  

Joliet  Mfg.  Co 

Agricultural  implements  .... 

Pizarro  Piano  Co  

Pianos  

45 

Superior  Chemical  Co 

Chemicals 

20 

Vanguard  Mfg.  Co  

Wind  shields  

35 

Continental  Bridge  Co 

Bridges 

Wilmington  

Baird  &  Collins  

Cement  and  tile  

Not  given  

Williamson  — 

Herrin  Bottling  Works 

Soda  water 

5 

Marion  

Louis  Perotta  

Cement  shingles  

12 

Not  given  

Winnebago  — 
Pecatonica  ... 

Not  given  

Woodford— 

TABLE  6 — Summary  of  Table  5  Arranged  by  Municipalities  and  Showing 
the  Number  of  Factories,  Articles  Made,  and  Employes. 


Municipalities. 

Counties. 

Number 
of 

Number 
of 

Employes. 

factories. 

made. 

Male. 

Female. 

Total. 

Total  

938 

1,048 

79,901 

10,376 

'.Hi.  •>-  7 

Abingdon  

Knox  
Edwards  

8 
5 

12 
6 

i 
175 

i 

1 
175 

Alton              

Madison  

19 

21 

4.650 

395 

5,045 

Lee  

1 

1 

10 

1 

11 

Anna  

Union  
Douglas  

6 

7 

i 

i 

i 

Cook                    .  ... 

6 

120 

120 

Christian  

2 

3 

«12 

t 

•12 

Astoria                 .  .  ....... 

Fulton  

3 

3 

i 

i 

i 

Menard  

1 

2 

i 

i 

i 

Atlanta1                

Logan  

Aurora  

Kane  
Peoria  

45 

7 

'54 

8 

<5,761 
1.385 

n,358 
100 

<7,  119 
1.485 

Pike          

3 

3 

21 

21 

Batavia  

Kane  
Cass          

5 
11 

5 
11 

548 
1,247 

66 

614 
1,247 

Belleville  1 

St.  Clair  

Belvidere  

Blue  Island1 

Boone  
Cook  

5 

6 

950 

610 

1,560 

Grundy              

4 

4 

15 

15 

Will  

Clinton        

Brookfield1 

Cook  

Bunker  Hill 

Macoupin  

5 

5 

'12 

i 

'12 

Bvron  .  .  . 

Oele... 

1 

1 

i 

i 

l 

132 


BUREAU   OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 

Table  <6 — Continued. 


Municipalities. 

Counties. 

Number 
of 
factories. 

Number 
of 
articles 
made. 

Employes. 

Male. 

Female. 

Total. 

Cairo  i.  . 

Alexander 

Cambridge  
Camp  Point  

Henry  
Adams  

1 

1 

1 
1 

25 
5 

25 
5 

Carbon  Hilli 

Griindy 

Carmi  

White. 

9 
3 
3 
1 
13 
5 
8 
30 

11 
5 
3 
1 
13 
6 
8 
26 

61 
510 
70 

i 
i 
i 

152 

i 

15 

39 

76 
549 
70 
i 
i 
i 

272 
l 

Carpentersville  

Kane  

Casey  ... 

Clark 

Cerro  Gordo.  .             

Piatt  

i 
i 
i 

120 
i 

Champaign 

Champaign 

Chatsworth  . 

Livingston 

Chester  

Randolph  

Chicago  Heights  
Clintoni  

Cook  
DeWitt 

Coal  City  

Grundy                

3 

1 

4 
1 

225 
30 

100 

325 
30 

Columbia 

Monroe 

Cuba'  •       

Fulton 

Danville  

Vermilion 

15 

17 

2,496 

78 

2,574 

Decatur  i  

Macon  

Downers  Grove 

DuPage 

3 
6 
2 
4 
50 

3 
7 
4 
•   4 
251 

40 
64 
18 
26 
9,789 

40 
64 
18 
26 
10,089 

Duquoin  

Perry  .  . 

Earlville... 

LaSalle 

East  Dubuque 

JoDaviess 

East  St.  Louis  

St.  Clair 

300 

Ed  wards  ville1.  .  . 

Madison 

Elgin  

Kane 

53 
1 

»54 
1 

<3,827 
8 

<2,  410 

<6,237 
8 

Elm  wood  

Peoria 

Eureka1  

Woodford 

Evanston1.. 

Cook.  .  . 

Fairbury  i  

Livingston 

Farmer  City  

Farmington  ' 

DeWitt  
Fulton. 

3 

6 

32 

1 

33 

Flora  

Clay 

1 
1 
12 
15 
4 
3 

1 
1 
14 
15 
5 
3 

300 
12 
2,325 
365 
145 
185 

300 
42 
2,450 
425 
150 
260 

Forreston  

Ogle 

30 
125 
60 
5 
75 

Freeport  
Galena  .  . 

Stephenson  
JoDaviess 

Geneva  .  .  . 

Kane 

Genoa  

DeKalb 

Germantown1               ...  . 

Clinton 

Gibson  City  
Oilman  

Ford..  

6 
1 

7 
2 

246 
15 

100 

346 
15 

Girard  l  

Macoupin 

Golconda  . 

Pope. 

5 
12 
3 
2 

8 
14 
4 
2 

i 

6,975 
i 

15 

i 

900 
l 

i 

7,875 
i 

15 

Granite  City 

Madison 

Grayville  

Greenup... 

White  

Cumberland 

Griggs  ville  l  

Pike  

Harrisburg  
Harvard  
Harvey  . 

Saline  
McHenry  

2 

4 
15 

2 

4 
17 

75 
209 
4,115 

75 
274 
4,115 

15 

Henry  i  .  .  . 

Herrin  

2 

2 

17 

17 

Highland  Park  >. 

Lake 

Highwood. 

do 

Hinsdale1... 

DuPage  

Hoopeston  ....             

Vermilion 

7 
10 
2 
36 
2 

7 
10 
2 
38 
3 

580 
373 
i 

8,033 
19 

380 

960 
373 
l 

8,561 
19 

Jacksonville  
Jersey  ville..  . 
Joliet  

Morgan  
Jersey  

Will 

i 
528 

Jonesboro  .  . 

Kangley  i  

LaSalle 

Kankakee  
Kansas  

Kankakee  

Edgar 

9 

2 

1 
5 
1 

10 
2 

1 
6 
1 

i 
240 
75 
i 

1 

i 
275 

i 

nis 

75 
i 

1 

Keithsburg.  

Mercer 

Kewanee  

i 

Knoxville.  .  . 

Knox 

Ladd1  

LaHarpe  

Hancock 

2 

3 

8 

8 

Lake  Forrest  '  

Lake. 

Lanark.  .  . 

Carroll 

1 
5 
3 

1 

1 
7 
4 
1 

2 
i 

254 
15 

2 

i 

15 

LaSalle... 

LaSalle 

i 
230 

LeRoy  

McLean 

Lewistown 

Fulton 

Lexington  >  .  .  . 

McLean.  .  . 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  6 — Continued. 


133 


Municipalities. 

Counties. 

Number 
of 

Number 
of 

Employes. 

factories. 

made. 

Male. 

Female. 

Total. 

Lincoln1  

Logan  

Litchfleld  

Montgomery 

7 

9 

451 

3 

454 

Macomb  

McDonough  

4 

5 

550 

550 

Madison  

Madison  

4 

4 

3  450 

3  450 

McHenry  

McHenry.. 

6 

6 

109 

25 

134 

Marion  '  

Williamson  

Marengo  l  

McHenry  

Maroa  '.  

Macoh  

5 

g 

33 

6 

39 

Marseilles  

LaSalle... 

6 

6 

890 

890 

Marshall  

Clark  

Martinsville  l  

..do  

Mascoutah  . 

St.  Clair 

6 

7 

142 

142 

Mendota1  

LaSalle  

Metropolis  l  

Massac  

Millstadt  

St.  Clair     . 

4 

6 

39 

39 

Moline  l  

Rock  Island  

Monticello  

Piatt 

2 

2 

48 

35 

83 

Morris  

(irnndy.  , 

7 

7 

855 

855 

Morrison 

Whiteside 

5 

7 

168 

168 

Moweaqua  '  

Shelby    . 

Mt.  Morrisi  

Ogle  

Mt.  Olive  

Macoupin  . 

7 

8 

46 

2 

48 

Mt.  Sterling!  ; 

Brown  

Murphysboro 

Jackson 

5 

5 

150 

150 

Naperville  

DuPage.  .  . 

3 

5 

321 

44 

365 

Nauvoo  !  

Hancock  

Newton 

Jasper  . 

6 

6 

i 

i 

i 

Nilwood1  

Macoupin  

Nokomis 

Montgomery 

Normal  l  

McLean  

North  Chicago 

Lake 

10 

12 

2  183 

59 

2  242 

Oakland1  

Coles  

Odell1  

Livingston  

O'  Fallen 

St.  Clair 

1 

1 

100 

100 

Olney  

Richland  

12 

12 

208 

24 

232 

Onarga 

Iroquois 

1  • 

1 

100 

100 

200 

Ottawa  

LaSalle  

9 

9 

930 

200 

1,130 

Palatine  l  

Cook  ;  

Pana 

Christian  .  . 

4 

8 

72 

11 

83 

Paris  

Edgar  

9 

11 

"566 

"104 

2670 

Park  Ridge 

Cook 

1 

2 

26 

7 

33 

Pecatonica  l  

Winnebago  

Peotone 

Will 

2 

3 

i 

i 

i 

Pinckneyville  
Polo 

Perry  
Ogle 

1 
1 

1 
1 

i 
i 

i 
i 

i 
i 

Pontiac 

Livingston  

9 

8 

386 

250 

636 

Rantoul1  

Champaign  

Red  Bud 

Randolph.  .             

5 

7 

45 

3 

48 

Rochelle  

Ogle  

6 

6 

245 

178 

423 

Roodhouse 

Greene    .  . 

4 

6 

40 

4 

44 

St.  Anne  

Kankakee.  

1 

2 

i 

i 

i 

St.  Charles  . 

Kane     .  . 

15 

15 

1,896 

138 

2  034 

St..  Elmn  

Fayette  

6 

8 

51 

51 

Sandwich  l  

DeKalb  

Savanna  

Carroll  

1 

2 

5 

5 

Shawneetown 

Gallatin  

6 

7 

153 

153 

Sheffield  

Bureau  

1 

2 

30 

30 

Shelbyville 

Shelby      ..  ...  

4 

5 

i 

i 

i 

Sheldon  

Iroquois  

1 

l 

15 

15 

Sorento  l  

Bond  

-  Sparta  

Randolph  

10 

11 

300 

5 

305 

Springfield 

Sangamon  

100 

105 

2,868 

556 

3  424 

Spring  Valley  l  

Bureau  

Staunton  l 

Macoupin  

Sterling1.          

Whiteside  

Streator 

LaSalle  

13 

15 

i 

i 

i 

Sumner.     .                 

Lawrence  

4 

4 

25 

40 

65 

Sycamore 

DeKalb  

7 

7 

690 

112 

802 

Taylorville  .  . 

Christian  

13 

16 

356 

52 

408 

Toluca  i 

Marshall  

Troy  City 

Madison  

2 

2 

56 

8 

64 

Urbana 

Champaign  

5 

6 

430 

430 

Venice1... 

Madison... 

134 


BUEEAU   OF   LABOK   STATISTICS. 

Table  6 — Concluded. 


Municipalities. 

Counties. 

Number 
of 

Number 
of 

Employes. 

factories. 

made. 

Male. 

Female. 

Total. 

Vienna  

Johnson  

1 

i 

i 

i 

i 

Warren  ....      ,  . 

JoDaviess 

3 

3 

i 

i 

i 

Warsaw  

Hancock  

16 

16 

3295 

3145 

3440 

Waterloo 

Monroe 

4 

6 

86 

86 

Watseka. 

Iroquois 

3 

6 

i 

i 

i 

Waukegan  

Lake  

15 

15 

2,367 

282 

2,649 

Wenona 

Marshall 

1 

2 

10 

10 

West  Chicago  .  .  . 

DuPage 

9 

7 

i 

i 

i 

West  Hammond  

Cook  

5 

6 

i 

i 

i 

Westville1 

Vermilion 

Wheaton  l  

DuPage  .  . 

White  Hall  

Greene  

8 

10 

387 

27 

414 

Wilmette1 

Cook 

Wilmington  1  L  . 

Will  

Winchester1  

Scott  

Woodstock 

McHenry 

6 

7 

1.195 

40 

1,235 

1  Not  reported. 

2  One  factory  not  reported. 

?  Two  factories  not  reported. 

4  Four  factories  not  reported. 

5  Five  factories  not  reported. 


TABLE  7 — Summary  of  Table  5  Arranged  by  Counties  and  Showing  the 
Number  of  Municipalities,,  Factories,  Articles  Made  and  Employes. 


Number 
of 

Number 

Number 
of 

Ejnployes 

Counties. 

Munici- 
palities. 

factories. 

articles 
made. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

Total  

187 

938 

1,048 

79,901 

10,376 

90,277 

Adams  

1 

1 

1 

5 

5 

Alexander  

1 

i 

i 

i 

i 

Bond  

1 

i 

i 

i 

i 

i 

Boone  

1 

5 

6 

950 

610 

1,560 

Brown  

1 

i 

i 

i 

i 

i 

Bureau  

3 

21 

22 

«30 

2 

230 

Carroll  

2 

2 

3 

7 

7 

Cass  

1 

11 

12 

1,247 

1,247 

Champaign  

3 

»18 

119 

1430 

1 

1430 

Christian  

3 

19 

25 

1440 

!63 

1503 

Clark... 

3 

23 

23 

270 

2 

270 

Clay  

1 

1 

1 

300 

300 

Clinton  

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

Coles  

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Cook  ,  

10 

»56 

653 

«4,  261 

67 

«4,268 

Cumberland 

1 

2 

2 

15 

15 

DeKalb... 

3 

110 

no 

1875 

U87 

11,062 

DeWitt  

2 

13 

16 

132 

il 

133 

Douglas.  .  . 

1 

i 

i 

l 

i 

i 

DuPage  

5 

»15 

218 

3361 

344 

3405 

Edgar  

2 

11 

11 

8606 

8179 

8785 

Edwards. 

1 

5 

5 

175 

175 

Fayette 

1 

6 

51 

51 

Ford  

1 

6 

7 

246 

100 

346 

Fulton  

4 

«4 

24 

315 

3 

315 

Gallatin.  . 

1 

6 

7 

153 

153 

Greene  

2 

12 

17 

427 

31 

458 

Grundy 

4 

U4 

>ll 

11,095 

noo 

U.195 

Hancock  .                        

3 

»18 

120 

"303 

12145 

12448 

Henry.  . 

2 

6 

125 

1 

125 

jroquois  .         ... 

4 

6 

79 

9130 

HOO 

»230 

jackson  

1 

5 

5 

nioO 

11 

H150 

jasper  .  .  . 

1 

i 

6 

i 

i 

i 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  7— Concluded. 


135 


Number 
of 

Number 

Number 
of 

Employes. 

Counties. 

Munici- 
palities. 

factories. 

articles 
made. 

stales. 

Females. 

Total. 

Jersey.  . 

1  1 

2 

2 

i 

i 

i 

JoDaviess    

3 

22 

22 

1391 

160 

1451 

Johnson 

1 

i 

i 

i 

i 

i 

Kane  •                

6 

125 

"ISO 

H12,687 

H4,016 

H16.703 

Kankakee  

2 

10 

12 

3 

2 

2 

Knox  .  .                                               

2 

9 

12 

u 

1 

11 

Lake  

5 

25 

»25 

84,550 

8341 

84,891 

LaSalle 

8 

235 

Ml 

'1.838 

<200 

«2,038 

Lawrence  

1 

4 

4 

25 

40 

65 

Lee  

1 

1 

1 

10 

1 

11 

Livingston        

4 

»14 

»14 

8386 

8250 

8636 

Logan  

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

McDonough                .                   

1 

4 

4 

550 

550 

McHenry  

4 

116 

U6 

11,563 

180 

11,643 

McLean 

3 

«3 

H 

1854 

8130 

1884 

Macon  .                 .  .           .                  

2 

15 

18 

133 

16 

139 

Macoupin  '.  

5 

812 

«13 

358 

82 

360 

Madison 

6 

*37 

239 

215,131 

n,303 

216,434 

Marshall             i  

3 

21 

*2 

no 

i 

no 

Massac  

1 

i 

i 

i 

i 

i 

Menard              .                

1 

1 

2 

i 

i 

i 

Mercer 

1 

1 

1 

75 

75 

Monroe 

2 

5 

5 

116 

116 

Montgomery       

2 

i? 

17 

1451 

13 

1454 

1 

10 

10 

373 

373 

Ogle  

5 

19 

19 

1257 

1208 

1465 

Peoria    .             

2 

8 

9 

1,393 

100 

1,493 

Perry 

2 

7 

7 

64 

64 

Piatt                   

2 

3 

3 

48 

35 

83 

Pike...              

2 

13 

13 

121 

i 

121 

Pope  

1 

5 

6 

i 

i 

i 

Randolph           

3 

23 

23 

497 

128 

625 

Richland  

1 

12 

12 

208 

24 

232 

Rock  Island  

1 

i 

i 

i 

i 

i 

St.  Clair.  .  .           

5 

161 

161 

U0,070 

1300 

HO,  370 

Saline 

1 

2 

2 

75 

75 

Sangamon             

1 

100 

107 

2,868 

556 

3,424 

Scott  

1 

i 

i 

i 

i 

i 

Shelby                    

2 

14 

5 

2 

2 

2 

Stephenson     

1 

12 

14 

2,325 

125 

2,450 

Union                            

2 

8 

10 

119 

i 

U9 

Vermilion           

3 

122 

124 

13,076 

1458 

13,534 

White  

2 

12 

15 

161 

U5 

176 

Whiteside               

2 

>5 

17 

1168 

i 

U68 

Will 

4 

«38 

242 

«8,033 

8528 

88,561 

Williamson  

2 

12 

12 

117 

i 

U7 

Winnebago     

1 

i 

i 

i 

i 

i 

WoodforcT  

1 

i 

i 

i 

i 

i 

Total  

187 

938 

1,048 

79,901 

10,376 

90,277 

i  One  city  not  reported. 
'  Two  cities  not  reported. 
'  Three  cities  not  reported. 
4  Four  cities  not  reported. 
6  Five  cities  not  reported. 

6  Eight  cities  not  reported. 

7  One  factory  not  reported. 

8  Two  factories  not  reported. 

9  Three  factories  not  reported, 
i  o  Four  factories  not  reported. 

1 1  Eight  factories  not  reported. 

15  One  city  and  ten  factories  not  reported. 

is  Two  cities  andjone  factory  not  reported. 


136 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 


TABLE  8 — Articles  Manufactured,  Number  of  Plants  and  Number  of 
Employes — Males  and  Females,  by  Municipalities. 


1 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

a 

3 
fc 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

s 

Agricultural  implements 

12 

1,433 

75 

1  508 

1 

Alton  

1 

40 

20 

60 

?, 

Averyville  

2 

470 

40 

510 

3 

Carpenterville  .  .                                                     

1 

160 

2 

162 

4 

East  St.  Louis  

1 

75 

75 

5 

Joliet  

1 

100 

100 

6 

Maroa  

1 

10 

1 

11 

7 

Sparta  

1 

20 

20 

8 

Springfield  

4 

558 

12 

570 

1 

Aluminum  ware  

1 

1,200 

1,200 

1 

East  St.  Louis  

1 

1,200 

1,200 

1 

Artificial  limbs 

1 

4 

4 

1 

East  St.  Louis  

1 

4 

4 

?, 

Artificial  stone 

2 

2 

2 

1 

Jerseyville 

1 

* 

2 

Springfield  

1 

2 

2 

1 

Asphalt  

1 

25 

25 

1 

Averyville  

1 

25 

25 

3 

Automobiles.  .  . 

3 

53 

1 

54 

1 

St.  Anna  

1 

* 

?. 

Springfield  

1 

53 

1 

54 

3 

Streator  

] 

* 

1 

Automobile  oilers.. 

1 

20 

20 

1 

Waukegan  

1 

20 

20 

1 

Auto  trucks 

1 

50 

50 

1 

Harvey  

1 

50 

50 

1 

Awnings  and  tents  

2 

17 

5 

22 

1 

Springfield  

2 

17 

5 

22 

1 

Axe  handles  '.  . 

1 

1 

Chicago  Heights  

1 

* 

1 

Axles  

1 

1 

Chicago  Heights  

1 

* 

? 

Babbit  metal  

2 

26 

26 

1 

Arlington  Heights  

1 

* 

2 

Aurora  

1 

26 

26 

1 

Badges  

1 

8 

8 

1 

Springfield  

1 

8 

8 

?, 

Baking  powder  

3 

52 

305 

357 

1 

East  St.  Louis  

2 

50 

300 

350 

2 

Springfield  

1 

2 

5 

17 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


137 


1 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes 

g 

p 

fc 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

5 

Barrels  

6 

360 

360 

1 

Alton  

1 

20 

20 

?, 

Aurora  

1 

40 

40 

8 

East  St.  Louis  

1 

50 

50 

4 

Madison  

1 

250 

250 

6 

Warsaw  

2 

* 

17 

Beer  and  Malt  . 

20 

845 

6 

851 

1 

Aurora 

1 

58 

58 

fl 

Beardstown  

1 

50 

50 

3 

Chicago  Heights  

1 

* 

4 

Danville  

1 

50 

50 

.5 

East  St.  Louis  

2 

150 

150 

0 

Elgin.   .   . 

2 

54 

54 

7 

Galena  .      

2 

25 

25 

8. 

Granite  City 

1 

250 

250 

q 

Me  Henry  . 

1 

12 

12 

10 

Mascoutah  

1 

20 

20 

1  1 

Millstadt 

1 

10 

10 

1? 

Morris  .                   .          .                    

1 

25 

25 

13 

Murphysboro  

1 

* 

1  1 

Springfield                                                .  .                 .  

1 

91 

6 

97 

15 

Warsaw  

1 

38 

38 

1fi 

Waterloo 

1 

12 

12 

17 

West  Hammond  

1 

* 

1 

Blankets                                                   .          

1 

100 

100 

1 

Jacksonville  .  L  

1 

100 

100 

1 

Block  repairs  

1 

2 

2 

1 

Brace  ville  

1 

2 

2 

1 

Boats                        

1 

25 

25 

! 

McHenry  

1 

25 

25 

•i 

Boilers                                                         .  . 

7 

185 

2 

187 

1 

Chicago  Heights 

2 

* 

? 

Joliet  ..                

1 

65 

65 

3 

1 

* 

4 

Streator          .      .  .           

1 

* 

6 

Springfield  

2 

120 

2 

122 

4 

Books              

5 

213 

367 

580 

I 

Aurora  

2 

109 

300 

409 

a 

Elgin 

1 

63 

37 

100 

^ 

Jacksonville  .          

1 

7 

16 

23 

4 

Springfield  

1 

34 

14 

48 

- 

Bottles  and  glass  ware 

8 

3,855 

325 

4,180 

I 

Alton  

1 

3,300 

300 

3,600 

? 

Batavia                                      

1 

30 

1 

31 

T 

1 

* 

4 

Danville                                        

1 

400 

20 

420 

-, 

Duquoin  :  

1 

10 

1 

11 

i; 

Olney                                          

1 

115 

3 

118 

7 

Streator  

2 

* 

1 

1 

50 

50 

1 

Marseilles  

1 

50 

50 

? 

Boxes  paper                            

2 

140 

47 

187 

1 

Danville                                  

1 

10 

2 

12 

9 

Joliet  

1 

130 

45 

175 

138 


BUKEAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


fj 

02 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities 

Number 

Employes. 

1 

y. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

7 

Boxes,  wooden  

7 

478 

51 

529 

1 

Alton 

1 

200 

200 

2 

Anna                                                             

1 

* 

ft 

Forreston       

1 

12 

30 

42 

4 

Galena  

1 

8 

20 

28 

5 

Golconda                                           .          

1 

* 

g 

1 

250 

250 

7 

Springfield  

1 

8 

1 

9 

1 

1 

15 

15 

1 

Harvey  

1 

15 

15 

'  ] 

1 

100 

100 

1 

East  St.  Louis  

1 

100 

100 

fl 

Brass  castings  

3 

90 

1 

91 

1 

Joliet              .         

1 

20 

1 

21 

2 

Waukegan  

2 

70 

70 

1 

Brass  fixtures                                                           

1 

1 

Abingdon  

1 

* 

1 

2 

28 

28 

1 

Elgin  

2 

28 

28 

1 

Bread  and  cakes                      .                                    

1 

3 

3 

1 

Maroa  

1 

3 

3 

5 

Breakfast  foods                 ...        ..                       

5 

255 

45 

300 

1 

A  very  ville  

1 

100 

25 

125 

7 

East  St.  Louis 

1 

75 

75 

f} 

Geneva        '           

1 

20 

5 

25 

1 

Joliet     

1 

40 

15 

55 

:. 

Rochelle  

1 

20 

20 

24 

Brick    

32 

1,965 

7 

1,972 

1 

Abingdon 

1 

* 

fl 

Albion  

3 

168 

168 

3 

Alton  

1 

200 

200 

4 

Astoria 

1 

* 

5 

Beardstown  

1 

30 

30 

6 

Bunker  Hill  '  

1 

4 

4 

7 

f!hinago  Heights 

1 

* 

8 

Danville  

2 

450 

450 

9 

Granite  City  

1 

150 

150 

Hi 

Harrisburg  

1 

50 

50 

M 

Joliet  '.-.  

2 

233 

4 

237 

[a 

Lewistown  .  . 

1 

15 

15 

18 

Macomb  

1 

40 

40 

1  1 

Mascoutah  

1 

50 

50 

r, 

Murphysboro  

1 

150 

150 

16 

Newton 

1 

* 

17 

Olney  

1 

15 

15 

IS 

Ottawa  

1 

125 

125 

19 

Pana  

1 

5 

3 

8 

•>fi 

Springfield  

3 

145 

145 

21 

Streator 

2 

* 

22 

Taylorville  

1 

25 

25 

23 

Troy  City  

1 

20 

20 

24 

Urbana  

2 

90 

90 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


139 


1 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes 

fc 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

19 

Brick  and  tile  

20 

360 

360 

1 

Assumption  .   .                                                       

1 

12 

12 

? 

Aurora 

1 

50 

50 

3 

Carmi  

1 

14 

14 

4 

Chatsworth.  . 

1 

* 

5 

Coal  City  

1 

100 

100 

« 

Farmer  City 

1 

20 

20 

7 

Earlville  

2 

18 

18 

8 

Oilman  

1 

15 

15 

q 

Grayville  

1 

* 

10 

Kankakee  

1 

* 

11 

LaSalle  

1 

* 

i? 

Litchfleld.  . 

1 

15 

15 

13 

Mt.  Olive  

1 

8 

8 

14 

Naperville  

1 

13 

13 

15 

Roodhouse  

1 

10 

10 

16 

St.  Elmo  

1 

25 

25 

17 

Sheffield  

1 

30 

30 

18 

Springfield  .... 

1 

20 

20 

19 

Wenona  

1 

10 

10 

5 

Bridges  

5 

185 

185 

1 

East  St.  Louis  

1 

60 

60 

? 

Jacksonville  .... 

1 

75 

75 

3 

Rochelle  

1 

20 

20 

4 

Peotone  

1 

* 

5 

Springfield  

1 

30 

30 

1 

Bronze  ingots  

1 

60 

2 

62 

1 

North  Chicago  

1 

60 

2 

62 

5 

Brooms  

5 

200 

41 

241 

1 

East  St.  Louis  

1 

25 

25 

? 

Greenup  

1 

10 

10 

T 

Olney  .'...  

1 

3 

3 

4 

Paris  .      . 

1 

160 

41 

201 

5 

St.  Elmo  

1 

2 

2 

? 

Brushes  

2 

44 

37 

81 

1 

Aurora  

] 

40 

35 

75 

2 

Springfield  

1 

4 

2 

6 

1 

Buggies  

1 

500 

500 

1 

Freeport  

1 

500 

500 

1 

Buggies  and  wagons  .•  

1 

16 

16 

1 

Danville  

1 

16 

16 

? 

Building  material  

3 

180 

180 

1 

Alton  

2 

30 

30 

2 

Ottawa  

1 

150 

150 

3 

Buttons  

4 

260 

260 

1 

Beardstown  

2 

85 

85 

a 

Keithsburg  

1 

75 

75 

3 

Warsaw  

A 

100 

100 

1 

Cabinets  

1 

125 

125 

1 

Ottawa  

1 

125 

125 

~'~  " 

140 


BUEEAU   OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 

Table  S — Continued. 


8 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

| 
fc 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

i 

Calendars.                          

1 

225 

150 

375 

i 

Joliet  

1 

225 

150 

375 

4 

Candy                                                                

5 

34 

22 

56 

1 

1 

* 

? 

East  St.  Louis  ""                                                

2 

20 

20 

•} 

Galena                                                      

1 

10 

20 

30 

4 

Taylorville  

1 

4 

2 

6 

? 

Candy  and  ice  cream                                           

3 

10 

3 

13 

1 

Farmer  City  

1 

2 

1 

3 

2 

Springfield  

2 

8 

2 

10 

4 

Canned  corn  

4 

252 

175 

427 

1 

Gibson  City  

1- 

150 

75 

225 

9 

Lanark 

1 

2 

2 

1 

Le  Roy                                                             

1 

* 

4 

Onargo  

1 

100 

100 

200 

1 

Canned  frnit                                                                     .    . 

1 

200 

50 

250 

1 

Sycamore  

1 

200 

50 

250 

6 

Canned  goods  

7 

299 

287 

586 

1 

Bunker  Hill      .                                               .... 

1 

* 

? 

Byron..      .          .  .                                        

1 

* 

3 

Elgin  

1 

64 

62 

126 

4 

Hoopeston  

2 

150 

200 

350 

5 

McHenry  .                                                            

1 

50 

25 

75 

6 

Pontiac  

1 

35 

35 

4 

Canned  vegetables  ...                                       

4 

161 

202 

363 

1 

Kansas  

1 

40 

75 

115 

? 

Rochelle  

1 

100 

50 

150 

3 

St.  Elmo  

1 

6 

12 

18 

4 

Warsaw  

1 

15 

65 

80 

1 

Carbonated  drinks 

1 

7 

7 

1 

Elgin  

1 

7 

7 

1 

Carbonators 

1 

4 

4 

1 

North  Chicago  

1 

4 

4 

1 

Carbonic  acid  ' 

1 

25 

25 

1 

East  St.  Louis  

1 

25 

25 

1 

Carbon  paper  and  typewriter  supplies          . 

1 

15 

15 

30 

1 

Aurora  

1 

15 

15 

30 

1 

Car  equipment  

1 

1 

Chicago  Heights  

1- 

* 

1 

Car  loaders  .... 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Maroa  

1 

1 

1 

1 

Car  repairs.  . 

1 

50 

50 

1 

Harvey  

1 

50 

50 



. 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


141 


1 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

fc 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

1 

Carriage  heaters  and  novelties.  ...                

1 

10 

2 

12 

1 

Pana  

1 

10 

2 

12 

3 

Carriages  

8 

207 

11 

218 

1 

Chicago  Heights  .           

1 

* 

f. 

Danville  .  . 

1 

50 

5 

55 

3 

Springfield  

6 

157 

6 

163 

? 

Cars  

2 

'500 

500 

1 

Danville 

1 

250 

250 

2 

Paris  ,  

1 

250 

25O 

1 

Cars  and  locomotives 

1 

1,700 

1  7001 

1 

Aurora  

1 

1,700 

1.700 

1 

Cars  and  tanks 

1 

200 

200 

1 

Harvey  

1 

200 

200 

1 

Carts  

1 

1 

Chicago  Heights  

1 

* 

1 

Car  wheels  

1 

2,400 

2  400 

1 

Madison  

1 

2,400 

2,400 

1 

Caskets 

1 

30 

30 

1 

Belvidere  

1 

n 

30 

1 

Casket  hardware 

1 

93 

12 

105 

1 

Elgin  

1 

93 

12 

ID:, 

10 

Castings  

12 

3,212 

12 

3,224 

1 

Aurora 

3 

430 

430 

a 

Genoa                                                                       .  

1 

25 

25 

? 

Granite  City  

1 

2,000 

2  000 

4 

Harvey 

1 

50 

50 

1 

Hoopeston  

1 

110 

110 

fi 

Joliet  

1 

12 

12 

7 

Macomb  .      .        ...           ...                          

1 

GO 

60 

8 

North  Chicago  

1 

475 

12 

487 

9 

Pontiac          .                             .                                .  . 

1 

25 

25 

10 

Woodstock  

1 

25 

25 

1 

Cast  iron  

1 

200 

200 

1 

St.  Charles  

1 

200 

200 

1 

Ceiling  and  metal  work  

1 

17 

1 

18 

1 

Springfield  

1 

17 

1 

18 

9 

Cement                                     

3 

3 

3 

1 

Chester                           

1 

3 

3. 

2 

LaSalle  

2 

* 

1 

Cement  and  glue 

1 

1 

West  Hammond  

1 

* 



142 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 

Table  8— Continued. 


g 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

1 

fc 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

11 

Cement  blocks 

13 

103 

103 

I 

A  rlington  'Heights 

1 

* 

2 

Beardsto  wn.  .  .             .  . 

2 

60 

60 

3 

Belleville 

1 

10 

10 

4 

Braceville 

1 

5 

5 

<i 

Chatsworth                           .             .          

1 

* 

6 

LeRoy  

1 

4 

4 

1 

Newton 

1 

* 

s 

Pontiac                 .                

1 

10 

10 

9 

Springfield 

1 

6 

6 

10 

Summer 

2 

8 

8 

11 

West  Chicago  

1 

* 

1 

Cement  shingles                                                     .... 

1 

12 

12 

1 

Herein  

1 

12 

12 

•> 

2 

4 

4 

1 

1 

4 

'  4 

2 

Peotone  

1 

* 

1 

Chandeliers  

2 

375 

25 

400 

1 

St.  Charles  

2 

375 

25 

400 

3 

4 

145 

145 

1 

Chicago  Heights  

1 

* 

2 

2 

125 

125 

3 

Joliet  

1 

20 

20 

1 

Chemicals  and  glycerine 

1 

50 

50 

1 

Aurora  

1 

50 

50 

1 

1 

1 

Warsaw  

1 

* 

1 

Chicken  coops  and  mattresses  

1 

5 

5 

1 

LaHarpe  

1 

5 

5 

I 

1 

1 

Athens  

1 

* 

I 

1 

1 

Warsaw  

1 

* 

1 

1 

1 

Abingdon  

1 

* 

•>? 

Cigars             

67 

576 

77 

653 

1 

Aurora                         

1 

100 

100 

2 

Barry  

2 

13 

13 

^ 

Beardstown                 .         

I 

25 

25 

4 

Carmi       .     .  

1 

15 

15 

5 

Champaign 

5 

* 

6 

Chatsworth         

2 

* 

7 

Elgin  

7 

t29 

7 

36 

S 

Galena                                             

3 

48 

20 

68 

q 

Gibson  City  

1 

15 

15 

10 

Harvard 

1 

4 

4 

11 

Jacksonville  ..           

6 

116 

15 

131 

T> 

Knoxville 

1 

* 

11 

LaHarpe  

1 

3 

3 

14 

McHenrv  .  .  . 

2 

18 

18 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


143 


Number. 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities.     0 

Number 

Employes. 

f  Plants.  - 

Males.      1 

i'emales. 

Total. 

15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 

;ars—  Concluded. 
ilaroa  

1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
23 
1 

15 

5 
9 
2 
2 

20 
9 
13 
16 

ilascoutah  

11 
14 

* 

17 
7 
126 
* 

Mt.  Olive  

Paris  

5 
3 

9 

22 
10 
135 

Springfield-^  

23 
4 

1 
2 

3 

West  Chicago  
othing  

4 

100 

100 

200 

Champaign  

1 
1 

1 
1 

* 
* 
25 
75 

Chicago  Heights  
Coal  City  

100 

.125 
75 

4 
8 

1 
2 
3 
4 

Jacksonville  
oncrete  blocks  

9 

118 

2 

120 

Astoria  
Carmi  
Granite  City  
Gray  ville  •  •  

1 
1 

1 

1 
2 

* 
3 
50 

* 

15 

2 

3 
50 

17 

5 
6 

7 
8 

3 

1 
2 

Olney  
Sparta  
Tavlorville  
Urbana  

1 
1 
1 

5 

5 
25 
20 

20 

5 
25 
20 

20 

Fanner  City  
Shawneetown  

1 
1 
3 

10 
10 

* 

10 

10 

1 

Concrete  blocks  and  vaults  

1 
1 

20 
20 

20 
20 

6 

] 

6 

224 

35 

259 

Carpentersville  :  
Morrison  -  
Sycamore  

] 

100 
40 
20 
14 

35 

135 
40 
20 

14 

5 

1 

West  Chicago  
Woodstock  

Condensed  milk  and  ice  cream  

50 

50 
9 

9 

Conducts  

5 
5 

50 
50 

Cornices  
East  St.  Louis  -  ,  

25 
25 

25 
25 

Streator  '  — 

5 

3 

80 

50 

3 

80 

144 


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Table  8 — Continued. 


Number. 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 
of  Plants. 

Employes. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

1 

Corn  shellers      

1 

100 

'  100 

200 

1 

Ottawa  

1 

100 

100 

200 

1 

Corn  shredders  

1 

1 

Arlington  Heights  

1 

* 

9 

3 

83 

577 

660 

1 

Aurora  

2 

.53 

277 

330 

2 

Belvidere  

1 

30 

300 

330 

1 

1 

30 

30 

1 

Aurora  

1 

30 

30 

1 

1 

150 

350 

500 

1 

Aurora  

1 

150 

350 

500 

1 

Cranes  and  machinery      

1 

300 

300 

1 

Harvey  

1 

300 

300 

Creosote  blocks        

1 

50 

50 

1 

East  St.  Louis  

1 

50 

50 

Creosoted  tire  and  timber 

1 

400 

400 

1 

Madison  

1 

400 

400 

1 

Cut  glass         -•  

1 

100 

10 

110 

1 

St.  Charles  

1 

100 

10 

110 

i 

1 

10 

10 

\ 

Morris  

1 

10 

10 

-I 

13 

230 

116 

346 

. 

1 

2 

2 

7 

1 

* 

•' 

1 

5 

5 

4 

El^in        

2 

50 

16 

66 

5 

Millstadt              

2 

5 

5 

Red  Bud        t                           

1 

3 

3 

_ 

St  Charles                    

2 

130 

100 

830 

g 

1 

5 

5 

<i 

1 

* 

(i 

Woodstock  

1 

30 

30 

2 

300 

300 

• 

I 

Aurora  

2 

300 

300 

g 

6 

172 

4 

176 

1 

17 

17 

2 

1 

8 

8 

3 

1 

2 

2 

4 

1 

75 

3 

78 

1 

8 

Waukegan  

1 

70 

1 

71 

I 

Dried  fruits                    .                   

1 

15 

40 

55 

i 

Sumner  *.  

1 

15 

40 

55 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


Number. 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 
of  Plants. 

Employes. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

a 

Drilling  tools  

2 

25 

1 

26 

Casey 

i 

3 

1 
1 

20 
5 

20 
6 

Springfield  

1 

1 

Drill  presses  and  drills 

1 

200 

200 

Free  port  

1 

1 

200 

200 

1 
1 

Drills  

1 

West  Chicago  

.1 

* 

7 

Electricity  

7 

234 

12 

246 

Assumption  

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

* 
* 
10 
134 

* 

75 
15 

Golconda  .  .  .  .  ,  .  ... 

Sparta  

10 
140 

Springfield  

6 

Warsaw  

Waukegan  

6 

81 
15 

White  Hall  

2 

Electric  fixtures  ...  

2 

119 

29 

148 

Elgin              

1 
2 

1 

1 

4 
115 

2 

27 

6 
142 

Springfield  

1 

Electric  signals  

1 

'  10 

10 

Elgin  

1 

1 

10 

10 

1 

1 

Streator  

1 

1 

* 

1 
1 

1 

1,500 

500 

2,000 

Granite  City  

1 

1.500 

500 

L'.IICO 

1 

1 

300 

300 

Flora  

1 

1 

300 

300 

1 

Engines  ,  

5 

519 

11 

530 

Cambridge 

1 
2 

a 

i 

a 

1 

2 
1 
1 

25 
360 
134 

* 

25 
3P5 
140 

Joliet             '.  

5 
G 

Springfield 

West  Chicago  

Engines  and  cars 

2 

1,150 

1,150 

Danville                        

i 
a 

1 

1 

1,000 
150 

1,000 
150 

Sparta  

i 

1 

15 

15 

East  Dubuque  

i 

1 

15 

15 

i 

Fan  mill  materials   . 

1 

52 

1 

53 

Paris  

i 

:i 

1 

52 

1 

53 

3 

102 

102 

Bunker'Hill                             

1 
2 

:; 

1 

1 

1 

2 
100 

* 

2 

100 

West  Hammond.  

—101  0 


146 


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Table  8 — Continued. 


g 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

1 

* 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

1 

Feed  grinders                                                           

1 

6 

g 

1 

Joliet  

1 

6 

6 

1 

Fence  and  tile                      

1 

1 

Paris  

1 

* 

3 

Fences  

3 

81 

6 

87 

1 

Elgin.                          .             

1 

15 

1 

16 

2 

St  Charles 

1 

6 

6 

3 

Waukegan  ,  

1 

60 

5 

65 

1 

Fence  wire 

1 

20 

20 



1 

Sycamore  

1 

20 



20 

1 

Ferris  wheels  and  bridges                           

1 

10 

1 

11 

1 

Roodhouse  

1 

10 

1 

11 

1 

Fertilizers                                              

1 

18 

18 

1 

Springfield  

1 

18 

18 

1 

Files 

1 

30 

30 

1 

St.  Charles  

1 

30 

30 

1 

Fireworks                                                    

1 

7 

3 

10 

1 

Paris  

1 

7 

3 

10 

25 

Flour  and  meal           .  .  -      .  

35 

859 

2 

861 

1 

Albion                                                   

1 

5 

2 

Alton 

2 

180 

180 

3 

1 

8 

8 

4 

Beardstown                                    

1 

40 

40 

5 

2 

18 

18 

6 

Chester 

2 

58 

58 

7 

Duquoin                                          

2 

9 

9 

8 

3 

250 

250 

g 

1 

* 

10 

Grayville                                     

1 

* 

11 

1 

7 

7 

12 

Litchfleld                                              

1 

12 

2 

14 

13 

1 

4 

4 

14 

1 

60 

60 

15 

Millstadt 

1 

24 

2T 

16 

Mt  Olive 

1 

10 

10 

17 

1 

* 

18 

1 

* 

19 

1 

* 

20 

Red  Bud 

2 

30 

30 

21 

St.  Elmo                                                      

1 

6 

6 

22 

1 

6 

6 

23 

Sparta                                                                   .  

1 

20 

20 

24 

Warsaw                                                       

2 

22 

22 

25 

Waterloo  

3 

90 

90 

1 

Fly  nets                                                

1 

8 

4 

12 

1 

Naperville  '.  

1 

8 

4 

12 

1 

Forger                                                          

1 

6 

• 

6 

1 

North  ChicagOi  

1 

6 

6 

•  

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Talk  8 — Continued. 


147 


% 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

£ 
1 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

1 

Forgings  •         

1 

50 

50 

l 

Harvey  

1 

50 

50 

1 

Foundry  equipment 

1 

500 

500 

1 

Harvey  

1 

500 

500 

1 

Foundry  work.  .  . 

1 

1 

Kankakee  

1 

* 

1 

Fruit  juices  

1 

1 

Warsaw  

1 

* 

1 

Furnaces  

1 

25 

25 

1 

Galena  

1 

25 

25 

5 

Furniture.  .      

5 

.    58 

12 

70 

1 

Elgin  .  .      .      . 

1 

33 

12 

45 

? 

Kankakee  

1 

* 

3 

Newton  

1 

* 

4 

Pontiac 

1 

25 

25 

5 

West  Chicago  

1 

* 

1 

Galvanized  iron  products 

1 

20 

20 

1 

Downers  Grove  

1 

20 

20 

? 

Garters  

2 

5 

78 

83 

1 

Batavia  . 

1 

58 

58 

2 

Ottawa  

1 

5 

20 

25 

1 

Gas  

1 

35 

2 

37 

1 

Waukegan  

1 

35 

2 

37 

1 

Gas  and  coke  

1 

130 

6 

136 

1 

Joliet  

1 

130 

6 

136 

1 

Gas  and  electricity  

1 

181 

10 

191 

1 

Springfield  

1 

181 

10 

191 

1 

Gas  machines  and  fixtures  .  .                                .... 

1 

60 

60 

1 

Genoa  

1 

60 

60 

1 

Gas  mantles  

1 

1 

Aurora  

1 

* 

4 

Gasoline  engines  . 

4 

260 

260 

1 

Alton.        ... 

1 

10 

10 

2 

Aurora 

1 

50 

50 

3 

Freeport 

1 

200 

200 

4 

Shelbyville  

1 

* 

4 

1 

Gasoline  lamps       .  .                      .                          .  . 

1 

10 

2 

12 

1 

Litchfield  

1 

10 

2 

12 

1 

Gas  ovens  

1 

7 

1 

8 

1 

Elgin  

1 

7 

1 

8 

' 

BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


s 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

3 
fc 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

1 

1 

600 

600 

1 

Harvey  ;  

1 

600 

600 

2 

Gates                                        .      .           

2 

4 

4 

1 

Batavia                                                              

1 

* 

2 

White  Hall  

1 

4 

4 

1 

Gates  and  fences                                              

1 

40 

5 

45 

1 

North  Chicago  

1 

40 

5 

45 

1 

1 

1,000 

1  000 

1 

East  St.  Louis  

1 

1,000 

1,000 

4 

Gloves  

4 

21 

17 

38 

1 

East  Dubuque 

1 

3 

3 

2 

East  St.  Louis                                                  .        .  

1 

15 

15 

3 

Olney                            

1 

2 

15 

17 

4 

Springfield  

1 

1 

2 

3 

3 

Gloves  and  mittens  .             

3 

15 

35 

50 

1 

Morrison                                                                       .  

1 

1 

1 

2 

Paris        .             

1 

10 

25 

35 

3 

White  Hall  

1 

4 

10 

14 

1 

1 

1 

West  Hammond  

1 

* 

1 

Go-carts  and  sweepers 

1 

1 

Streator  

1 

* 

3 

Granite  and  marble  .        .  .      .  . 

3 

13 

13 

1 

Bunker  Hill       

1 

2 

2 

2 

Elgin          

1 

3 

3 

3 

Elmwood  

1 

8 

8 

1 

1 

10 

10 

1 

Galena  

1 

10 

1» 

1 

Grinders                

1 

8 

8 

1 

North  Chicago  

1 

8 

8 

1 

Handles  and  ironing  boards    . 

1 

1 

Shelby  ville  

1 

* 

1 

1 

15 

15 

1 

Sparta  

1 

15 

15 

7 

Hardware  

8 

1,370 

52 

1,422 

1 

Elgiil        ... 

1 

50 

6 

56 

? 

Freeport,  

2 

550 

550 

3 

Geneva 

1 

40 

40 

4 

•Harvard      .                .  . 

1 

250 

15 

265 

5 

Morris 

1 

300 

300 

6 

North  Chicago  .... 

1 

150 

30 

180 

7 

'  Olney  

1 

30 

1 

31 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


149 


8 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

s 
£ 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

3 

Harness 

8 

27 

27 

1 

Champaign  .                        

1 

* 

2 

Mt.  Olive 

1 

6 

6 

3 

Springfield  

6 

21 

21 

1 

Harrows  .  .             .                                                  

1 

5 

5 

1 

Springfield  

4 

5 

5 

1 

Haycarriers 

1 

100 

100 

1 

Ottawa  

1 

100 

100 

1 

Heaters  and  castings  

1 

25 

25 

1 

Gibson  City  '.  

1 

25 

25 

1 

Hoisting  engines  

1 

50 

1 

51 

1 

Litchfield  

1 

50 

1 

51 

1 

Horse  collars  •                                      

1 

1 

Chicago  Heights  

1 

* 

1 

Horse  shoes 

1 

425 

425 

1 

Joliet  

1, 

425 

425 

1 

Horse  shoe  nails  

1 

30 

40 

70 

1 

Hoopeston  

1 

30 

40 

70 

5 

Hosiery  •.             .                                  

5 

197 

125 

322 

1 

Chester  

1 

72 

120 

192 

2 

Freeport              x 

1 

75 

75 

3 

Kankakee  -.  

1 

* 

4 

Kansas     

1 

* 

5 

Sparta  

1 

50 

5 

55 

17 

Ice  

20 

318 

10 

328 

1 

\rtnn 

1 

* 

2 

Champaign 

1 

* 

3 

Chester 

1 

7 

7 

4 

Dpnvillfi-- 

2 

40 

40 

5 

East  St.  Louis  .  .  . 

1 

25 

25 

6 

Elgin  

1 

30 

1 

31 

7 

Joliet     

1 

30 

6 

36 

g 

Mt.  Olive  

1 

4 

4 

9 

Newton 

1 

* 

10 

Olney  

1 

15 

1 

16 

11 

Pana  

1 

12 

1 

13 

12 

Pontiac  

1 

8 

8 

13 

Shawneetown 

1 

5 

5 

14 

Sparta  .  .  . 

1 

10 

10 

15 

Springfield  

3 

120 

120 

16 

Tavlorville 

1 

6 

6 

17 

White  Hall  

1 

6 

1 

7 

1 

Ice  and  light.  .  . 

1 

20 

20 

1 

Duquoin  

1 

20 

20 

150 


BUREAU   OF   LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


% 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

g 

3 

fc 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

11 

Ice  cream    .                                      

13 

74 

2 

76 

1 

Braceville  ..                                                      

1 

8 

8 

2 

1 

8 

8 

3 

Cerro  Gordo                                                            .     

1 

* 

4 

Champaign  

1 

* 

5 

Gibson  City 

1 

3 

3 

6 

Olney  .                      ...                             .           

2 

7 

2 

9 

7 

St  Charles                        , 

1 

10 

10 

g 

Springfield.  .            .                                                

2 

11 

11 

q 

Sumner  

1 

2 

2 

10 

Taylorville 

1 

25 

25 

11 

West  Chicago  

1 

* 

2 

Implements  ... 

2 

4 

4 

1 

Mt  Olive 

1 

4 

4 

2 

Shelby  ville  

1 

* 

1 

Incubators  

1 

1 

Warsaw  

1 

* 

1 

Insoles  

1 

9 

41 

50 

1 

Joliet  

1 

9 

41 

50 

1 

Insulated  wire  

1 

100 

50 

150 

1 

Sycamore  

1 

100 

50 

150 

1 

Iron  and  steel  

2 

3,000 

3  000 

1 

East  St.  Louis  

2 

3,000 

3.000 

4 

Ironwork  

6 

1,486 

1,486 

1 

Chester  

1 

'    5 

5 

9 

East  Dubuque  

1 

6 

6 

? 

East  St.  Louis  .:..                      .  . 

3 

1,075 

1,075 

4 

Madison  

1 

400 

400 

1 

Jewelry  and  silverware.-  ..  .  . 

1 

26 

7 

33 

1 

Park  Ridge  

1 

26 

7 

33' 

1 

Keys  

1 

200 

200 

1 

Granite  City  

1 

200 

.200 

1 

Ladies  garments  

3 

9 

105 

114 

1 

Aurora...  

3 

9 

105 

114 

1 

Lard  

1 

40 

40 

1 

Elgin  

1 

40 

40 

3 

Leather  

3 

400 

5 

405 

1 

East  St.  Louis  

1 

25 

?5 

2 

Morris  

1 

300 

300 

3 

Waukegan  

1 

75 

5 

80 

? 

Lime  

2 

40 

40 

1 

Alton  

1 

20 

20 

2 

Shawneetown  

1 

20 

20 

1 

Lime  and  cement  

1 

200 

200 

1 

Granite  City  

1 

200 

200 



INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


151 


8 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

] 

Employes. 

fc 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

i 

1 

i 

Chicago  Heights  •-  

1 

* 

i 

1 

300 

40 

340 

i 

Naperville  

1 

300 

40 

340 

i 

1 

i 

Warsaw  

1 

* 

i 

1 

i 

Golconda  

1 

* 

15 

21 

772 

10 

782 

1 

1 

12 

12 

? 

Bunker  Hill                                                              

1 

4 

4 

3 

Champaign                                                             

1 

* 

4 

East  St  Louis 

2 

110 

110 

B 

Elgin                                                                       

2 

180 

1«0 

fi 

Golconda                                                          

1 

* 

7 

1 

175 

175 

8 

Joliet                                                                     

2 

133 

5 

138 

g 

1 

60 

60 

10 

Rochelle  

1 

50 

3 

53 

n 

St.  Charles                                                           

1 

5 

.5 

i? 

St  Elmo    ' 

1 

2 

2 

13 

Springfield                                                           

4 

35 

1 

36 

14 

Warsaw                        .                             

1 

* 

15 

Waukegan  

1 

6 

i 

7 

1 

1 

70 

70 

1 

Joliet.....  

1 

70 

70 

1 

Machines,  boring                                                       

1 

5 

5 

1 

Greenup  

1 

5 

5 

1 

1 

105 

105 

1 

Aurora  ;  

1 

105 

105 

1 

Machines,  glass  making                                           

1 

50 

10 

60 

1 

Sycamore  

1 

50 

10 

60 

? 

Machines,  harvesting 

2 

350 

350 

1 

East  St.  Louis  . 

1 

50 

50 

2 

Marseilles  

1 

300 

300 

f, 

Machines,  mining  

3 

75 

1 

76 

1 

Danville      .                                                      

2 

75 

1 

76 

2 

Murphysboro  

1 

* 

9 

2 

1,600 

1,600 

1 

1 

900 

900 

2 

Harvey  

1 

700 

700 

? 

Machines,  sewing  

2 

800 

300 

1,100 

1 

Belvidere  

1 

800 

300 

1,100 

2 

Kankakee  

1 

* 

152 


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Table  8 — Continued. 


f. 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes 

~ 

3 

fc 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

1 

Machines,  special     

2 

50 

50 

1 

Harvey  

2 

50 

50 

1 

Machines,  voting  

1 

20 

20 

1 

Elgin  

1 

20 

20 

? 

Machines  washing                                   

2 

3 

3 

1 

Mascoutah  

1 

3 

3 

•2 

Streator  

1 

* 

1 

Machines,  wood  

1 

160 

160 

1 

Aurora  

1 

160 

160 

1 

Malleable  iron                                               

1 

400 

400 

1 

St.  Charles  

1 

400 

400 

1 

Malt                          .             

1 

10 

10 

1 

St.  Charles  

1 

10 

10 

1 

Manure  spreaders  

1 

50 

50 

1 

Free  port  

1 

50 

50 

2 

Mattresses     

2 

25 

9 

34 

1 

Elgin                   

1 

4 

1 

5 

2 

Springfield  

1 

21 

8 

29 

•> 

Meal  and  feed  .        

2 

44 

44 

1 

1 

4 

4 

2 

Springfield  

1 

40 

40 

1 

Meat  packers  

1 

12 

12 

1 

Aurora  

1 

12 

12 

:{ 

Medicine    ..             

3 

87 

135 

222 

1 

Freeport                         

1 

50 

100 

150 

a 

Monticello  

1 

37 

33 

70 

3 

Springfield  

1 

2 

2 

^ 

Metal  goods 

3 

228 

7 

235 

i 

Elgin 

1 

33 

33 

•> 

Pana 

1 

45 

5 

50 

:: 

Sycamore  

1 

150 

2 

152 

1 

Mill  work                         

5 

229 

2 

231 

1 

Carmi                              .             

1 

4 

4 

2 

Granite  City  

1 

25 

25 

3 

Harrisburg 

1 

25 

25 

4 

Joliet  ...                       

1 

150 

2 

152 

:> 

Taylorville  '  

1 

25 

25 

1 

Mineral  products 

2" 

100 

100 

1 

East  St.  Louis  

2 

100 

100 

1 

Miner's  supplies  

1 

50 

50 

I 

Alton  

1 

50 

50 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


153 


8 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

s 
& 

Males. 

Females 

Total. 

1 

Miners  tools 

1 

200 

200 

1 

Alton  

1 

200 

200 

1 

Mittens  and  overalls 

1 

1 

Kewanee  

1 

* 

1 

Models 

1 

5 

' 

5 

1 

Marseilles  

1 

5 

5 

2 

Monuments...  ... 

5 

43 

1 

44 

1 

Chester  

1 

4 

4 

2 

Springfield  

4 

39 

1 

40 

1 

Motor  buggies  .                   '                 

1 

200 

5 

205 

1 

Joliet  

1 

200 

5 

205 

1 

Motor  cycles  and  tools 

1 

690 

690 

1 

Aurora  

1 

690 

690 

? 

Novilties.-  

2 

66 

29 

95 

1 

Paris  

1 

64 

29 

93 

2 

Springfield  

1 

2 

2 

1 

Oil  cans 

1 

10 

10 

1 

Litchfield  

1 

10 

10 

2 

Oil  products  

4 

280 

280 

1 

Casey.               

1 

30 

30 

2 

East  St.  Louis  

3 

.250 

250 

1 

Opera  chairs  and  school  desks 

1 

120 

120 

1 

Arlington  Heights  

1 

120 

120 

4 

Overalls  

4 

295 

110 

405 

1 

Danville       .  .             .        

1 

5 

50 

55 

2 

Joliet  

1 

240 

60 

300 

3 

Kankakee                                       .      .           

1 

* 

4 

Ottawa  

1 

50 

50 

1 

Packages 

1 

75 

75 

1 

Elgin  

1 

75 

75 

3 

8 

318 

318 

1 

2 

18 

18 

2 

Chicago  Heights                                                

2 

* 

3 

East  St.  Louis  

4 

300 

300 

6 

Paper.  .  .                                       

9 

855 

25 

880 

1 

Alton.  .                                   

3 

160 

25 

185 

2 

Averyville                                                          

1 

90 

90 

3 

2 

500 

500 

4 

Marseilles                                                 .        

1 

35 

35 

5 

1 

60 

60 

6 

St.  Elmo  

1 

10 

10 

1 

Paper  bags                                            

1 

200 

50 

250 

1 

Taylorville  

1 

200 

50 

250 

154 


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Table  8 — Continued. 


g 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

£ 

Males. 

F  mal 

Total. 

1 

Paper  felt  etc 

1 

250 

250 

1 

Marseilles  

1 

250 

250 

1 

Papers  and  magazines  

1 

200 

200 

400 

1 

Elgin  

1 

200 

200 

400 

1 

Pennants  

1 

3 

2 

5 

1 

Elgin  

1 

3 

2 

5 

q 

Pianos  

9 

865 

14 

879 

i 

Belvidere                                                     

1 

80 

10 

90 

9: 

Champaign  .                                         

1 

* 

3 

Chicago  Heights                                                    .      .  . 

1 

* 

4 

Elgin.                                                                    .  .  :  . 

1 

90 

1 

91 

B 

Genoa 

1 

35 

35 

6 

Joliet 

1 

45 

45 

7 

Ottawa. 

1 

75 

75 

8 

Rochelle  

1 

40 

40 

g 

St.  Charles  

1 

500 

3 

503 

i 

Pianos  and  organs  

1 

150 

150 

i 

Freeport  .~  

1 

150 

150 

i 

Pipe  castings 

1 

i 

Kewanee  

1 

* 

i 

Pipe  tongs  

1 

20 

20 

i 

Casey  

1 

20 

20 

i 

Plasters  

1 

3 

3 

i 

Springfield  

1 

3 

3 

i 

Plate  glass  

1 

250 

250 

i 

Ottawa  

1 

250 

250 

i 

Plows  

1 

i 

Kankakee  

1 

* 

i 

Pork  and  beans  

1 

50 

25 

75 

I 

Gibson  City  

1 

50 

25 

75 

1 

Pottery  

1 

15 

3 

18 

1 

Roodhouse  

1 

15 

-3 

18 

1 

Poultry  specialties 

1 

10 

10 

1 

Downers  Grove  .•  

1 

10 

10 

1 

Pulleys 

1 

20 

20 

1 

Galena  

1 

20 

20 

2 

Pumps  

2 

210 

1 

211 

1 

Aurora 

1 

200 

200 

a 

Duquoin  

1 

10 

1 

11 

i 

Railroad  material  and  auto  parts 

1 

1,200 

1,200 

i 

Harvey  

1 

1,200 

1,200 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


155 


t-< 
o 

s 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Numter 

Employes 

5 
I 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

6 

Railroad  supplies 

6 

2,950 

2,950 

l 

Beardstown 

1 

800 

800 

a 

East  St.  Louis  .                             

1 

800 

800 

g 

Granite  City 

1 

1,000 

1  000 

4 

Joliet..     .                                                ....... 

1 

50 

50 

S 

Urbana  

1 

300 

300 

6 

West  Chicago  -.  

1 

* 

1 

Railway  motor  cars 

1 

150 

150 

i 

Sycamore  

1 

150 

150 

1 

Ranges 

1 

100 

100 

l 

O'Fallon  

1 

100 

100 

? 

Rat  and  mouse  traps  

2 

5 

5 

1 

Abingdon  ..                  '                                              .  . 

1 

* 

2 

Morrison  

1 

5 

5 

1 

Refrigerators  and  desks  

1 

118 

118 

1 

Morrison  

1 

118 

118 

1 

Rivets  and  scales 

1 

15 

15 

1 

North  Chicago  '  

1 

15 

15 

1 

Roofing  paper 

1 

15 

15 

1 

Waukegan  

1 

15 

15 

1 

Rubber  goods  

1 

30 

30 

1 

East  St.  Louis  

1 

30 

30 

1 

Rubber  stamps                                                  .  . 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Springfield  

1 

1 

1 

1 

Rugs 

3 

23 

4 

27 

] 

Champaign 

1 

* 

? 

Elgin.  . 

1 

20 

2 

22 

3 

Springfield  

1 

3 

2 

5 

1 

Rugs  and  awnings  

1 

5 

2 

7 

1 

Savanna  

1 

5 

2 

7 

1 

Caddie;?  and  harness  ,  ,  ,  .  ,     

1 

25 

25 

1 

Elgin  

1 

25 

25 

1 

Sad  irons  

1 

50 

50 

1 

Galena  

1 

50 

50 

1 

Safety  checks  .                  

1 

30 

30 

1 

Woodstock  

1 

30 

30 

1 

Sash 

1 

18 

18 

1 

Aurora  

1 

18 

18 

1 

Sash  pulleys 

1 

100 

100 

1 

Morris  

1 

100 

100 

156 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR    STATISTICS. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


^- 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

X 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

1 

Sausage  .             

1 

2 

2 

1 

Springfield  

1 

2 

2 

1 

Scales  

1 

25 

2 

27 

1 

Waukegan  

1 

25 

2 

27 

1 

1 

I 

Chicago  Heights  

1 

* 

? 

Screens                                             ..  .             

2 

37 

3 

40 

1 

North  Chicago  

1 

25 

2 

27 

2 

Springfield  

1 

12 

1 

13 

1 

1 

15 

15 

1 

Sparta  

1 

15 

15 

1 

Sewer  pipe  and  conducts  ..                  .                

1 

200 

200 

1 

Macomb  

1 

200 

200 

1 

Sewer  pipe  and  silver  ware  

1 

225 

15 

240 

1 

White  Hall  

1 

225 

15 

240 

1 

1 

1 

Kankakee  

1 

* 

•1 

Shafting                                                                         

1 

300 

300 

1 

Harvey  

1 

300 

300 

t 

Sheet  iron                

2 

43 

43 

1 

Aurora  

2 

43 

43 

2 

Sheet  zinc  

2 

150 

150 

1 

Danville  .  

1 

150 

150 

2 

LaSalle  

1 

• 

? 

Shirts  

2 

100 

175 

275 

1 

Elgin           

1 

100 

175 

275 

2 

Streator  

1 

* 

? 

Shirts  and  men's  work  garments  

3 

10 

50 

60 

1 

Abingdon  ..        .             

2 

* 

2 

Alton  ,  

1 

10 

50 

60 

1 

Shirt  waists  .          

1 

3 

20 

23 

1 

Waukegan  

1 

3 

20 

23 

8 

Shoes 

10 

701 

443 

1,144 

1 

Elgin 

1 

145 

30 

175 

? 

Freeport                        

1 

50 

25 

75 

3 

Geneva  '.  

1 

75 

50 

125 

4 

1 

* 

^ 

Murphysboro 

1 

* 

6 

Pontiac 

3 

275 

250 

525 

7 

Troy  City...-  '.  . 

1 

36 

8 

44 

x 

Warsaw  

1 

120 

80 

200 

INDUSTRIAL  .OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


157 


« 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes 

s 

•z 

Males. 

Females. 

Total: 

i 

Shot 

1 

200 

200 

i 

Granite  City  

1 

200 

200 

i 

Silica  and  barrels      ... 

1 

12 

12 

i 

Jonesboro  

1 

12 

12 

1 

Silver  plated  ware 

1 

i 

Aurora  '.  

1 

* 

i 

Skeins  and  axles  <           .     ... 

1 

250 

2 

252 

i 

Carpenters  ville  

1 

250 

2 

252 

i 

Skylights  and  cornices 

1 

8 

8 

i 

Elgin  

1 

8 

8 

1 

Soap 

1 

4 

4 

i 

Elgin  

1 

4 

4 

11 

Soda  water  

12 

37 

37 

i 

Astoria  .   .  . 

1 

* 

? 

Beardstown  

1 

5 

5 

3 

Galena  

1 

4 

4 

4 

Herrin  

1 

5 

5 

B 

Red  Bud  

1 

5 

5 

6 

Shelbyville 

1 

* 

7 

Sparta  

1 

5 

5 

g 

Springfield    . 

1 

6 

6 

9 

Taylorville  

2 

7 

7 

10 

Warren 

1 

* 

11 

West  Hammond  

1 

* 

4 

Soft  drinks  

5 

14 

14 

1 

Chatsworth 

1 

* 

2 

Gibson  City  

1 

3 

3 

3 

Olney  

2 

6 

e 

4 

Roodhouse  

1 

5 

5 

1 

Staves  and  heading  

1 

60 

60 

1 

Shawneetown  

1 

60 

60 

1 

Steam  and  water  radiators  

1 

350 

350 

1 

Litchfield  

1 

350 

350 

? 

Steam  boilers  

2 

28 

28 

1 

Aurora  

1 

19 

19 

2 

Elgin  

1 

9 

9 

1 

Steel  ceilings  

1 

1 

Warren  

1 

* 

1 

Steel  plates  

2 

200 

200 

1 

Joliet  

2 

200 

200 

2 

Steel  products  

4 

3,000 

6 

3,006 

1 

Chicago  Heights  

3 

* 

2 

Joliet  

1 

3.000 

6 

3.006 



158 


BUREAU   OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


i 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

s 

3 
fc 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

1 

Steel  structures  

1 

31 

1 

32 

1 

Batavia  

1 

31 

1 

32 

1 

Steel  wire  '.  

1 

1,900 

25 

1,925 

1 

Waukegan  

1 

1,900' 

25 

1,925 

1 

Stock  food  

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

Springfield  

1 

1 

1 

2 

1 

Stone  and  concrete 

1 

20 

20 

1 

Taylorville  

1 

20 

20 

?. 

Stoneware 

2 

375 

375 

1 

Macomh 

1 

250 

250 

2 

White  Hall  

1 

125 

125 

1 

Stools  and  tanks,  bathroom  

1 

1 

Abingdon  

1 

* 

1 

Storm  tops  

1 

6 

6 

1 

Paris  

1 

6 

6 

4 

Stoves  

5 

615 

12 

627 

1 

Beardstown 

1 

150 

150 

2 

Chicago  Heights 

2 

* 

3 

Joliet  

1 

365 

12 

377 

4 

St.  Charles  

1 

100 

100 

1 

Stoves  and  ranges  

1 

350 

350 

1 

Aurora  

1 

350 

350 

1 

Sugar  

1 

30 

30 

1 

St.  Charles  

1 

30 

30 

1 

Suspenders  and  garters  

1 

4 

46 

50 

1 

Aurora  

1 

4 

46 

50 

1 

Syrup  

1 

1,200 

400 

1,600 

1 

Granite  City  

1 

1,200 

400 

1,600 

1 

Telephones  

1 

75 

2 

77 

1 

DeKalb  

1 

75 

2 

77 

1 

Telephones,  construction  tools  

1 

10 

10 

1 

Downers'  Grove  

1 

10 

10 

1 

Thread  

1 

20 

40 

69 

1 

Elgin  

1 

20 

40 

60 

1 

Threshers  and  engines                                                  

1 

600 

35 

635 

1 

Averyville  

1 

600 

35 

635 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

liable  8 — Continued. 


159 


% 

Articles'  Manufactured  "and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

1 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

2 

Tile       .  .                                                                .    . 

3 

1 

Chicago  Heights 

1 

* 

2 

Streator  

2 

* 

1 

Tile  and  cement 

1 

1 

Anna  ,  

1 

* 

1 

Tinplate  and  sheet  iron             .                         •       

1 

200 

200 

1 

Granite  City  

1 

200 

200 

?. 

Tinware  

2 

100 

140 

240 

1 

Arlington  Heights 

1 

* 

2 

Hoopeston  

1 

100 

140 

240 

1 

Toe  calks 

1 

25 

25 

1 

Joliet  

1 

25 

25 

3 

Tools     . 

3 

125 

•     125 

1 

Chicago  Heights 

1 

* 

? 

East  St.  Louis 

1 

100 

100 

3 

Elgin  

1 

25 

25 

1 

Tool  handles 

1 

30 

30 

1 

Alton  

1 

30 

30 

1 

Towers  and  tanks  

1 

20 

20 

1 

Elgin  

1 

20 

20 

1 

Transformers  

1 

2 

2 

1 

Aurora  

1 

2 

2 

1 

Tubs  

1 

160 

1 

161 

1 

Elgin  

1 

160 

1 

161 

1 

Typewriters  

1 

1,060 

40 

1,100 

1 

Woodstock  

1 

1,060 

40 

1.100 

1 

Underwear  

1 

15 

125 

140 

1 

Rochelle  

1 

15 

125 

140 

1 

Vehicles  

1 

80 

80 

1 

Aurora  

1 

80 

80 

4 

4 

104 

104 

1 

Abingdon 

1 

* 

2 

1 

* 

3 

1 

100 

100 

4 

Taylorville  

1 

4 

4 

1 

1 

4 

4 

1 

Maroa  

1 

4 

4 

1 

Wagon  boxes  

1 

2 

2 

1 

Harvard  

1 

2 

2 

160 


BUREAU  OF  LABOK  STATISTICS. 

Table  8 — Continued. 


1 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes. 

1 

£ 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

1 

Wagon  material  

1 

52 

52 

\ 

Shawneetown.  

1 

52 

52 

1 

Wall  paper  

1 

50 

15 

65 

1 

Joliet  

1 

50 

15 

as 

1 

Watch  cases  

1 

325 

175 

500 

1 

Elgin  ,  

1 

325 

175 

'    500 

3 

Watches  

3 

1,805 

1,795 

3,600 

1 

Elgin  

1 

1,725 

1,725 

3,450 

? 

Joliet  

1 

80 

70 

150 

3 

Kankakee  

1 

* 

1 

Watch  material                                                     .      .  . 

4 

48 

75 

123 

1 

Springfield  

4 

48 

75 

123 

1 

Watch  movements  .          

1 

488 

358 

846 

1 

Springfield  

1 

488 

358 

846 

1 

Watches  and  clocks 

1 

1 

LaSalle  1  

1 

* 

1 

Water  elevators  

1 

1 

Kewanee  ,  

1 

* 

1 

Whips  ...                                             

1 

10 

10 

1 

Taylorville  

1 

10 

10 

3 

Windmills 

5 

991 

6 

997 

1 

Batavia  

2 

487 

6 

493 

? 

Freeport.  . 

2 

500 

500 

3 

Litchfield  

1 

4 

4 

1 

Wind  shields  .      .  .                   

1 

35 

35 

1 

Joliet  

1 

35 

35 

1 

Window  screens                                                 .... 

1 

60 

60 

1 

Galena  

1 

60 

60 

1 

Window  weights 

1 

1 

Chicago  Heights  

1 

* 

? 

Wire  

2 

2,900 

20 

2,920 

1 

Joliet  

1 

1,500 

12 

1,512 

2 

North  Chicago  

1 

1,400 

8 

1,408 

1 

Wire  rope 

1 

100 

100 

1 

Coal  City  

1 

100 

100 

1 

Wire  stretchers 

1 

3 

3 

1 

Harvard  

1 

3 

3 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  8— Concluded. 


161 


fj 

Articles  Manufactured  and  Names  of  Municipalities. 

Number 

Employes 

X 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

>> 

Wood  work    

7 

169 

2 

171 

1 

Chester    

1 

3 

3 

? 

Duquoin  

1 

15 

15 

s 

Hoopeston         

lj 

15 

15 

4 

Polo  

1 

* 

5 

Springfield  

3 

136 

T 

138 

1 

Wrappers  '.  

2 

13 

215 

228 

1 

Waukegan  

2 

13 

215 

228 

*  Not  reported. 

t  Three  factories  >ot  reported. 


TABLE  9 — Summary  of  Table  8,  Showing  the  Articles  Made,  the  Num- 
ber of  Municipalities,  Factories  and  Employes. 


Industries. 

Number 
of  Munici- 

Number 
of 

Employes 

palities. 

Factories  . 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

The  State  

187 

938 

79,901 

10,376 

90,277 

Agricultural  implements  .'  

8 

12 

1,433 

75 

1.508 

1 

1 

1,200 

l'200 

Artificial  limbs                     

1 

1 

4 

4 

Artificial  stone      

2 

2 

12 

i 

12 

1 

1 

25 

25 

\utomobiles  .         .         

3 

3 

*53 

n 

»54 

1 

1 

20 

.          20 

Auto  trucks  ,  

1 

1 

50 

50 

Awnings  and  tents  

1 

2 

17 

5 

22 

Axe  handles  

1 

1 

i 

1 

i 

1 

1 

i 

1 

i 

Babbit  metal  

2 

2 

126 

1 

126 

1 

1 

8 

8 

Baking  powder        

2 

3 

52 

305 

357 

Barrels  

5 

6 

2360 

2 

«360 

Beer  and  malt                             

17 

20 

3845 

"6 

»851 

Blankets 

1 

1 

100 

100 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1 

1 

25 

25 

Boilers  

5 

7 

H85 

"2 

»187 

Books                                    

4 

5 

213 

367 

580 

Bottles  and  glassware  

7 

8 

*3,855 

"325 

»4,180 

Box  boards              '                             

1 

1 

50 

50 

Boxes,  paper  

2 

2 

140 

47 

187 

7 

7 

M78 

"51 

'529 

1 

1 

15 

15 

1 

1 

100 

100 

Brass  castings                                    

2 

3 

90 

1 

91 

Brass  fixtures  

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Brass  ware 

1 

2 

28 

28 

1 

1 

3 

3 

Breakfast  foods  

5 

5 

255 

45 

300 

Brick                                                  

24 

32 

1,965 

7 

1,972 

Brickandtile  -. 

19 

20 

<360 

4 

<360 

Bridges                                                           .   .  . 

5 

5 

1185 

1 

1185 

Bronze  ingots.  .  .  .  .          

1 

1 

60 

2 

62 

Brooms        .                                                .... 

5 

5 

200 

41 

241 

Brushes  .   .              

2 

2 

44 

37 

81 

Buggies.  .  . 

1 

1 

500 

500 

—11  I  0 


162 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Table  9 — Continued. 


Industries. 

Number 
of  Munici- 

Number 
of 

Employes. 

palities. 

Factories. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

Buggies  and  wagons 

1 

1 

16 

• 

1( 

Building  material  

2 

3 

180 

18( 

Buttons  . 

3 

4 

260 

26( 

Cabinets 

1 

1 

125 

12i 

Calendars  .... 

1 

1 

225 

150 

37; 

Candy 

4 

5 

134 

'22 

15( 

Candy  and  ice  cream 

2 

3 

10 

3 

11 

Canned  corn  ........                                           ......... 

4 

4 

1252 

U75 

142" 

Canned  fruit. 

1 

1 

200 

50 

25( 

Canned  goods 

6 

7 

2299 

2287 

258( 

Canned  vegetables 

4 

4 

161 

202 

3« 

Carbonated  drinks 

1 

1 

7 

Carbonators 

1 

1 

4 

L 

Carbonic  acid  .... 

1 

1 

25 

2, 

Carbon  paper  and  typewriter  supplies 

1 

1 

15 

15 

3( 

Car  equipments 

•  1 

1 

i 

i 

Car  loaders  .                ... 

1 

1 

1 

Car  repairs 

1 

1 

50 

5( 

Carriage  heaters  and  novelties 

1 

1 

10 

2 

i: 

Carriages  

3 

8 

207 

11 

21! 

Cars 

2 

2 

500 

501 

Cars  and  locomotives 

1 

1 

1.700 

1.7W 

Cars  and  tanks 

1 

1 

200 

201 

Carts  

1 

1 

i 

i 

Car  wheels 

1 

1 

2.400 

2.40( 

Caskets  . 

1 

1 

30 

3( 

Casket  hardware.  .      .                

1 

1 

93 

12 

10, 

Castings 

10 

12 

3,212 

12 

3,22- 

Cast  iron 

1 

1 

200 

20( 

Ceiling  and  metal  work                         , 

1 

1 

17 

1 

1 

Cement 

2 

3 

13 

i 

i 

Cement  and  glue  . 

1 

1 

i 

: 

Cement  blocks  

11 

13 

<103 

! 

no 

Cement  shingles 

1 

1 

12 

i 

Cement  tile 

2 

2 

'4 

1 

1 

Chandeliers  

1 

2 

375 

25 

401 

Chemicals  

3 

4 

U45 

i 

114 

Chemicals  and  glycerine 

1 

1 

50 

51 

Chicken  coops  

1 

1 

i 

i 

Chicken  coops  and  mattresses  

1 

1 

5 

Chicken  coops  and  steel  tanks 

1 

1 

i 

i 

Chicken  feeders  

1 

1 

i 

i 

Churns  and  sanitary  coops  

1 

1 

i 

i 

Cigars  

23 

67 

5.576 

577 

Hi5 

Clothing  

4 

4 

2100 

2100 

2201 

Concrete  blocks  

8 

9 

nis 

22 

2121 

Concrete  blocks  and  tiles 

3 

5 

120 

1 

121 

Concrete  blocks  and  vaults.  . 

1 

1 

20 

21 

Condensed  jnilk  

6 

6 

1224 

135 

125 

Condensed  millr  and  ire  rreajn 

1 

1 

8 

1 

Conducts 

1 

1 

50 

51 

Cornices  

2 

2 

125 

1 

'2 

Corn  planters  . 

1 

1 

i 

1 

Corn  planters  and  harrows 

1 

1 

50 

30 

8 

Corn  shelters  

1 

1 

100 

100 

20 

Corn  shredders.  . 

1 

1 

i 

i 

Corsets  

2 

3 

83 

577 

66 

Cosmetics  . 

1 

1 

30 

3 

Cotton  cloth  .  .  . 

1 

1 

150 

350 

50 

Cranes  and  machinery  

1 

1 

300 

30 

Creosote  blocks 

1 

1 

50 

a 

Creosoted  ties  and  timber 

1 

1 

400 

40 

Cut  glass  

1 

1 

100 

10 

11 

Cutlery...  . 

1 

1 

10 

1 

Dairy  products  

10 

13 

2230 

2116 

234 

Door  hangers 

1 

1 

300 

30 

Doors  and  sash  

6 

6 

U72 

14 

U7 

Dried  fruits  

1 

1 

15 

40 

5 

Drilling  tools  

2 

2 

25 

1 

2 

Drill  presses  and  drills 

1 

1 

200 

20 

Drills  

1 

1 

i 

i 

Electricity  

7 

7 

3234 

812 

324 

Electric  fixtures... 

2 

2 

119 

29 

14 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  9 — Continued. 


163 


Industries. 

Number 
of  Munici- 

Number 
of 

Employes. 

palities. 

Factories  . 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

Electric  signals  

1 

1 

10 

10 

Elevators.             ....                          

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Enamel  ware  

1 

1 

1.500 

500 

2  000 

Engine  repairs  . 

1 

1 

300 

300 

Engines  

4 

5 

1519 

jii 

'530 

Engines  and  cars  

2 

2 

1.150 

1,150 

Excelsior  .... 

1 

1 

15 

15 

Fan  mill  materials.  

1 

1 

52 

i 

53 

Feed  

3 

3 

U02 

i 

1102 

Fftfid  grinders.               ,        

1 

1 

6 

6 

Fence  and  tile  

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Fences  ,  

3 

3 

81 

6 

87 

Fence  wire  

1 

1 

20 

20 

Ferris  wheels  and  bridges  

1 

1 

10 

1 

11 

Fertilizers  .                       .          

1 

1 

18 

18 

Files  

1 

1 

30 

30 

Fire  works 

1 

1 

7 

3 

10 

Flour  and  meal.  .                                        

25 

35 

6859 

62 

*861 

Fly  nets  

1 

1 

8 

4 

12 

Forges  .  . 

1 

1 

6 

6 

Forgings  .     .  .          

1 

1 

50 

50 

Foundry  equipments  

1 

1 

500 

500 

Foundry  work  

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Fruit  juices  

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Furnaces 

1 

1 

25 

25 

Furniture.  . 

5 

5 

«58 

812 

*70 

Galvanized  iron  products  

1 

1 

20 

20 

Garters  

2 

2 

5 

78 

83 

Gas  

1 

1 

35 

2 

37 

Gas  and  coke  

1 

1 

130 

6 

136 

Gas  and  electricity 

1 

1 

181 

10 

191 

Gas  machines  and  fixtures  .             

1 

1 

60 

60 

Gas  mantles  

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Gasoline  engines                                                

4 

4 

1260 

l 

1260 

Gasoline  lamps  

1 

1 

10 

2 

12 

Gas  ovens  

1 

1 

7 

1 

8 

Gas  stoves..  .  .                                  

1 

1 

600 

600 

Gates  

2 

2 

14 

i 

14 

Gates  and  fences                                       .  .          .  . 

1 

1 

40 

5 

45 

Glass 

1 

1 

1.000 

1  000 

Gloves  .'  

4 

4 

21 

17 

38 

Gloves  and  mittens  .                                          ... 

3 

3 

15 

35 

50 

Glue,  etc  "      

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Go-carts  and  sweepers  

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Granite  and  marble                           

3 

3 

13 

13 

Grease 

1 

1 

10 

10 

Grinders.  . 

1 

1 

8 

g 

Handles  and  ironing  boards  .                

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Hand  punches 

1 

1 

15 

15 

Hardware  

7 

8 

1.370 

52 

1,422 

Harness  

3 

8 

127 

i 

127 

Harrows 

1 

1 

5 

5 

Hay  carriers  .        

1 

1 

100 

100 

Heaters  and  castings  

1 

1 

25 

25 

Hoisting  engines 

1 

1 

50 

1 

51 

Horse  collars  

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Horse  shoes 

1 

1 

425 

425 

Horse  shoe  nails  ... 

1 

1 

30 

40 

70 

Hosiery.  .  . 

5 

5 

Z197 

2125 

2322 

Ice  

17 

20 

8318 

»10 

3328 

Ice  and  light 

1 

1 

20 

20 

Ice  cream  

11 

13 

974 

32 

»76 

Implements  

2 

2 

H 

1 

14 

Incubators  

1 

1 

i 

1 

i 

Insoles  

1 

1 

9 

41 

50 

Insulated  wire  

1 

1 

100 

50 

150 

Iron  and  steel.  .  . 

1 

2 

3,000 

3,000 

Iron  work  

4 

6 

1,486 

1,486 

Jewelry  and  silverware  ,  .  . 

1 

1 

26 

7 

33 

Kegs  

1 

1 

200 

200 

Ladies  garments  

1 

3 

9 

105 

114 

Lard  

1 

1 

40 

40 

Leather.  .  . 

3 

3 

400 

5 

405 

164 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 

Table  9 — Continued. 


•  Industries. 

Number 
of  Munici- 

Number 
of 

Employes. 

palities. 

Factories  . 

Males. 

Females 

Total. 

Lime  

2 

2 

40 

40 

Lime  and  cemejit                   .      .            

1 

1 

200 

200 

Locomotives  

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Lounges  and  morris  chairs                                   

1 

1 

300 

40 

340 

Lumber      .          .            -      

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Lumber  and  boat  material  

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Machinery                                             .                

15 

21 

«772 

310 

3782 

Machines,  bakery.                   

1 

1 

70 

70 

Machines,  boring  

1 

1 

5 

5 

Machines,  conveying                                            

1 

1 

105 

105 

Machines,  glass  making  

1 

1 

50 

10 

60 

Machines  harvesting  

2 

2 

350 

350 

MsuVhinfis,  mining                                               .    .    

2 

3 

175 

il 

176 

Machines,  road  

2 

2 

1,600 

1  600 

Machines,  sewing  

2 

2 

800 

300 

1  100 

Machines  special                                            

1 

2 

50 

50 

Machines,  voting  

1 

1 

20 

20 

Machines,  washing  

2 

2 

!3 

i 

13 

Machines,  wood                                           

1 

1 

160 

160 

Malleable  iron  

1 

1 

400 

400 

Malt  

1 

1 

10 

10 

Manure  spreaders 

1 

1 

50 

50 

Mattresses  

2 

2 

25 

9 

34 

Meal  and  feed  

2 

2 

44 

44 

Meat  packers  .                                                    

1 

1 

12 

12 

Medicine  

3 

3 

87 

135 

222 

Metal  goods  

3 

3 

228 

7 

335 

Mill  work                                                                

5 

5 

229 

2 

231 

Mineral  products  ...                            

1 

2 

100 

100 

Miners'  supplies  

1 

1 

50 

50 

Miners'  tools  ....                                  .          .... 

1 

1 

200 

200 

Mittens  and  overalls  ..          

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Models  

1 

1 

5 

5 

Monuments    .                                     

2 

5 

43 

1 

44 

Motor  buggies  

1 

1 

200 

5 

205 

Motorcycles  anf  tools 

1 

1 

690 

690 

Novelties  ..                       

2 

2 

60 

29 

95 

Oilcans  

1 

1 

10 

10 

Oil  products 

2 

4 

280 

280 

Opera  chairs  and  school  desks  

1 

1 

120 

120 

O  veralls  

4 

4 

'295 

U10 

1405 

Packages 

1 

1 

75 

75 

Faults                                   

3 

g 

•     »318 

i 

1318 

Paper  

6 

9 

855 

25 

880 

Paper  bags        .                                                    

1 

1 

200 

50 

250 

Paper  felt,  etc  

1 

1 

250 

250 

Papers  and  magazines  

1 

1 

200 

200 

400 

Pennants                                .      .  .          

I 

1 

3 

2 

5 

Pianos  

9 

9 

2865 

'14 

2879 

Pianos  and  organs  

1 

1 

150 

150 

Pipe  castings  

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Pipe  tongs  

1 

1 

20 

20 

Plaster  

1 

1 

3 

3 

Plate  glass  .      .                 

1 

1 

250 

250 

Plows  

1 

1 

i 

i 

i 

Pork  and  beans                                .        

1 

1 

50 

25 

75 

Pottery    

1 

1 

15 

3 

18 

Poultry  specialties  

1 

1 

10 

10 

Pulleys  .                                          •. 

1 

1 

20 

20 

Pumps  

2 

2 

210 

1 

211 

Pailroad  material  and  auto  parts 

1 

1 

1  200 

1  200 

Railroad  supplies                        

6 

6 

>2;  950 

i 

!2  950 

Railway  motor  cars 

1 

1 

150 

150 

Ranges     .      .                          

1 

1 

100 

100 

Rat  and  mouse  traps  

2 

2 

15 

i 

J5 

Refrigerators  and  desks 

1 

1 

118 

118 

Rivets  and  scales  

1 

1 

15 

15 

Roofing  paper  

1 

1 

15 

15 

Rubber  goods.  .  .                  

1 

1 

30 

30 

Rubber  stamps  

1 

1 

1 

1 

Rugs     ... 

3 

3 

123 

14 

127 

Rugs  and  awnings  .  .          '.  

1 

1 

5 

2 

7 

Saddles  and  harness  .  .  . 

1 

1 

25 

25 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  9 — Continued. 


165 


Industries. 

Number 
of  Munici- 

Number 
of 

Employes 

palities. 

Factories. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

Sad  irons  

1 

1 

50 

& 

Safety  checks  .                .  .      .  .'      

1 

1 

30 

3 

Sash  

1 

1 

18 

1 

Sash  pulleys  

1 

1 

100 

10 

Sausage  .          

1 

1 

2 

Scales  

1 

1 

25 

2 

2 

School  supplies  .  .                                   

1 

1 

i 

i 

Screens  

2 

2 

37 

3 

4 

Separators  

1 

1 

15 

1 

Sewer  pipe  and  conducts  

1 

1 

200 

20 

Sewer  pipe  and  silver  ware  

1 

1 

225 

15 

24 

Shade  rollers  

1 

1 

l 

i 

Shaftings  

1 

1 

300 

30 

Sheet  iron  

1 

2 

43 

4, 

Sheet  zinc  

2 

2 

U50 

i 

'15 

Shirts  

2 

2 

1100 

1175 

127 

Shirts  and  men's  work  garments  

2 

3 

110 

150 

10 

Shirtwaists  

1 

1 

3 

20 

2 

Shoes  

8 

10 

2701 

M43 

'1  H 

Shot  

1 

1 

200 

20* 

Silica  and  barrels  

1 

1 

12 

1 

Silver  plated  ware  

1 

1 

i 

i 

Skeins  and  axles                                                .  ... 

1 

1 

250 

2 

25 

Skylights  and  cornices  .  .             

1 

1 

8 

Soap  

1 

1 

4 

Soda  water  .... 

11 

12 

37 

3 

Soft  drinks  

4 

5 

114 

i 

il 

Staves  and  heading  

1 

1 

60 

61 

Steam  and  water  radiators  ..                     

1 

1 

350 

351 

Steam  boilers  

2 

2 

28 

2 

Steel  ceilings.  . 

1 

1 

i 

i 

Steel  plates  

1 

2 

200 

201 

Steel  products  

2 

4 

13,000 

!6 

'3  00 

Steel  structures  .                                     

1 

1 

31 

1 

3 

Steel  wire  

1 

1 

1,900 

25 

1  92 

Stockfood  

1 

1 

1 

1 

Stone  and  concrete  

1 

1 

20 

2< 

Stoneware  

2 

2 

375 

37 

Stools  and  tanks,  bath  room 

1 

1 

i 

i 

Storm  tops  '.  '.      

1 

1 

6 

Stoves  

4 

5 

1615 

112 

1621 

Stoves  and  ranges  

1 

1 

350 

35 

Sugar  ".  

1 

30 

3 

Suspenders  and  garters  . 

1 

4 

46 

51 

Syrup  

1 

1,200 

400 

1  601 

Telephones  

1 

75 

2 

7 

Telephone  construction  tools 

1 

10 

1 

Thread  

1 

20 

40 

51 

Threshers  and  engines  . 

1 

600 

35 

63 

Tile  

2 

3 

1 

3 

Tile  and  cement  

1 

1 

i 

i 

Tin  plate  and  sheet  iron  . 

1 

1 

200 

20 

Tin  ware  

2 

? 

100 

140 

241 

Toe  calks  

1 

1 

25 

2, 

Tools  

3 

3 

U25 

i 

112, 

Tool  handlers  

1 

1 

30 

3 

Towers  and  tanks  '  

1 

1 

20 

21 

Transformers  

1 

1 

2 

Tubs  

1 

1 

160 

1 

16 

Typewriters  .... 

1 

1 

1  060 

40 

1  101 

Underwear  

1 

1 

15 

125 

14 

Vehicles  

1 

1 

80 

81 

Wagons  

4 

4 

S104 

3 

310 

Wagons  and  farming  inplements  

1 

1 

4 

Wagon  boxes  

1 

1 

2 

Wagon  material  

1 

1 

52 

5 

Wall  paper  

1 

1 

50 

15 

6. 

Watch  cases  k 

1 

1 

325 

175 

50( 

Watches  

3 

3 

11,805 

il  795 

13  g(X 

Watch  material  

1 

4 

48 

75 

'l2 

Watch  movements  

1 

1 

488 

358 

84 

Watches  and  clocks  

1 

1 

l 

i 

Water  elevator  

1 

1 

l 

i 

166 


BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS. 

Table  9 — Concluded. 


Industries. 

Number 
of  Munici- 

Number 
of 

Employes. 

palities. 

Factories  . 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

Whips 

1 

1 

10 

1 

Windmills  

3 

5 

991 

6 

99 

Wind  shields  .      .                     

1 

1 

35 

3 

Window  screens  

1 

1 

60 

6 

Window  weights  

1 

1 

i 

i 

Wire                                          

2 

2 

2,900 

20 

2  92 

Wire  rope  

1 

1 

100 

10 

Wire  stretchers  

1 

1 

3 

Wood  work                              

5 

7 

U69 

12 

U7 

Wrappers  

1 

2 

13 

215 

22 

1  One  City  not  reported. 

2  Two  Cities  not  reported. 

8  Three  Cities  not  reported. 

4  Four  Cities  not  reported. 

5  Five  Cities  not  reported. 

TABLE  10 — Industries  Wanted,  Help  Available  and  Inducements  Offered, 
by  Industries  and  Cities. 


Number. 

Industries  and  Municipalities. 

Employes 
available  for  all 
industries  — 
number. 

Inducements  Offered. 

1 

Agricultural  implements  — 
Pontiac 

Yes—  300  

Free  sites  . 

1 

Any  kind  — 
Abingdon  

Yes... 

Some  aid..  . 

g 

Amboy                                              

Yes—  100... 

.do  

s 

Beardstown  .             

..do  

Good  

4 

Belleville 

Yes—  5.000  . 

Sfimfi  aid 

5 

Bunker  Hill                      .  .          

Yes—  100  

Free  sites  

t> 

Byron  

Yes  

7 

'  Cairo 

Yes  —  plenty 

Labor  conditions  freight  rates  cheap 

8 

Casey 

Yes—  500 

fuel,  and  modern  conveniences  

q 

Champaign  

Yes—  300  

None  

10 

Chicago  Heights               .                

Yes  —  plenty  

Some  aid  .  . 

11 

Clinton  

..do... 

..do  

12 

Cuba  

Yes  

18 

Danville                            

..do... 

Free  sites  .... 

14 

Earlvllle  

Yes—  50  

Some  aid  

15 

Edwardsville  

Yes—  1,000  

Many  

Mi 

Flora  

Yes  —  plenty  

17 

Genoa 

Yes—  200 

Free  sites 

IS 

Gibson  City                   ...           

Yes—  500  

Some  aid 

19 

Oilman  

Yes—  50.... 

..do  

•'(i 

Greenup                                            

Yes—  500... 

Good 

•'1 

Harrisburg.           

Yes—  1,000... 

.do  

fff, 

Harvey  ,  

..do... 

Free  sites  

m 

Henry  

Yes  

Good  

24 

Keithsburg  

..do  

Free  sites  

2fi 

Kewanee 

Yes—  300. 

Free  sites  and  money 

26 

Ladd  

Yes—  200  -  

•'7 

Lewistown  

Yes—  200... 

Free  sites  

28 

Lexington                                         

Yes  

ao 

Lincoln  

Yes—  300  

Help  according  to  kind..  . 

•{I) 

Macomb 

Yes  —  plenty    .  . 

n 

McHenry  

Yes—  100  

Some  aid  

82 

Madison  

Yes  —  plenty  

None  

83 

Marseilles 

Yes  '    .     .. 

Free  sites,  etc                   .  . 

84 

Marshall  

Yes—  300  

Good  . 

16 

Moline...                       .  . 

Yes—  1,000... 

do 

36 

Nokomis  

Yes—  200  

87 

Normal  .  .  . 

Yes—  100... 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  10 — Continued. 


167 


Number. 

Industries  and  Municipalities. 

Employes 
available  for  all 
industries  — 
number. 

Inducements  Offered 

•is 

Any  kind—  Concluded— 
North  Chicago  

Yes—  500... 

Free  sites  ... 

N 

Olney  

Yes  

..do  

ID 

Ottawa  

Yes—  200  

Good.. 

11 

Pana  

Yes—  1.000... 

Free  sites  

1? 

Pinckneyville         .                   ... 

do  

Financial  aid 

43 

Rantoul  

Yes—  500  

44 

St.  Anne  

Yes  

None  

•1T 

St-  Charl«s  .  .  .   .       .   ,    ,             

Yes  —  many  

Free  sites  

4fi 

Sorento  

Yes—  300  

IT 

Sparta  .                                        

Yes—  150.. 

Some  aid 

4S 

Springfield  

Yes—  1.000... 

Free  sites  and  financial  aid. 

49 

Spring  Valley  

..do... 

50 

Sterling  

Yes—  500  

-,\ 

Streator  

Yes  —  plenty  

Free  sites  and  financial  aid. 

53 

Sycamore  .  .                                  .  

Yes  .  .          ... 

Some  aid 

Vi 

Warsaw  

Yes  —  plenty  

do  

M 

West  Chicago  

Yes  

Free  sites  

58 

West  Hammond  ...                   

Yes  —  plenty  

do 

56 

Westville  

Yes  

None.  .  . 

" 

White  Hall  .     .. 

Yes—  600  

Free  sites  and  financial  aid 

58 

Woodstock  ;* 

Yes—  2,500  

Some  aid 

1 

Automobiles  — 
CoalCity  

Yes—  700... 

Free  sites 

a 

Hoopeston  

Yes—  200  

.do  

i 

Box  factory  — 
Anna  

Yes—  300... 

a 

Chester  

Yes—  400."  

Some  aid  

1 

Brass  goods  — 
Decatur  

Yes  

Free  sites 

i 

Brick- 
Albion  

Yes—  200... 

None 

•' 

Astoria  

..do... 

Some  aid  

8 

Barry  

Yes  

..do  

4 

Breese  

.do  

Liberal 

:> 

Duquoin  

..do  

Free  taxes  

6 

Galena  •.  

Yes—  200  

7 

La  Harpe  

Yes—  50  

8 

Le  Roy  

Yes—  100  

None  

9 

Mt.  Sterling  

Yes—  2.000  

10 

Murphysboro  

Yes... 

11 

Newton  

..do  

12 

St.  Elmo  

Yes  —  many  . 

None    . 

n 

Sumner  

Yes—  100 

1 

Brooms  — 
Kansas  

Yes—  1.000... 

Liberal  .. 

? 

Oakland  

Yes—  100 

l 

Buttons  — 
Metropolis  

Yes—  300... 

Free  sites  

•' 

Shelby  ville  

Yes—  200 

Free  sites  and  financial  aid 

1 

Canning- 
Anna  

Yes—  300 

a 

Assumption  

Yes—  200... 

Some  aid  

•i 

Astoria  

do 

do 

4 

Chatsworth  

Yes  —  plenty 

First  class 

5 

Columbia  

Yes—  100 

6 

Farmer  City  

Yes—  200 

None 

7 

Germantown  

Yes—  300 

Bonus  

8 

Golconda  

Yes—  1,500  

9 

Mt.  Morris  

Yes—  200 

Hi 

Nauvoo  

Yes 

11 

Newton  

Yes—  500 

19 

Polo  

Yes 

\:\ 

Red  Bud  

Yes—  150 

Water  and  land 

14 

Shelby  ville  

Yes  —  200 

Free  sites  and  financial  aid 

15 

Sunnier  

Yes  —  100 

it; 

Vienna  

Yes  —  300 

17 

Waterloo  

Yes—  100 

Free  sites 

18 

Wenona  

Yes—  300... 

1 

Cement  — 
Chester  ;  

Yes  —  400 

Some  aid  . 

?, 

Golconda  

Yes—  1,500 

1 

Coal  mines— 
Farmer  City  

Yes—  200 

2 

Shawneetown  

Yes—  plentv... 

..do... 

168 


BUREAU    OF    LABOK   STATISTICS. 

Table  10 — Continued. 


Number.  1 

Industries  and  Municipalities. 

Employes 
available  lor  all 
industries  — 
number. 

Inducements  Offered 

1 

Concrete  — 

Yes—  200  

Some  aid.  .  . 

1 

Condensed  milk  — 
Albion           

Yes—  200  

None  

1 

Cotton  goods  — 
East  St  Louis  

Yes  

Many  

1 

Creamery  — 
Assumption                         

? 

Carmi                

Yes—  600... 

None  

T 

Yes—  300  

Some  aid.. 

1 

Factories  employing  educated  help  — 
Palatine  

Yes  —  plenty  

Good  

1 

Factories,  small  — 
Downers  Grove     .              

Yes—  200... 

Free  sites  

? 

Granite  City  

Yes  

Good  

1 

Flour  mill  — 
Anna                                  

Yes—  300... 

? 

Breese     ..                     

Yes  

Liberal  

1 

Foundry  — 
Anna                                    

Yes—  300... 

? 

Millstadt                   

Yes—  100  

No  taxes  for  10  years  

s 

Polo                                               -     -  - 

Yes.. 

Free  sites   . 

4 

Rochelle                               

Yes—  200  

Free  sites  and  financial  aid 

5 

Troy  city  ....           ..        

Yes—  100  

Some  aid  

1 

Furniture  — 
Chester                                          

Yes—  400... 

Some  aid... 

? 

Golconda  

Yes—  1,500  

3 

Paris 

Yes—  ^400  

Sites  and  water  free                               . 

4 

Pontiac 

Yes—  300  

Free  sites  

1 

Gas— 
Abingdon      •  

Yes  

Some  aid  

1 

Glass- 
Chester     . 

Yes—  400  

Some  aid  

•> 

Yes 

Many                                -. 

3 

Kansas  

Yes—  1,000  

Liberal  

4 

Litchfield 

Yes—  500  

Free  sites,  etc  

B 

Murphysboro  

Yes  

fi 

Newton 

Yes—  500  

7 

Staunton. 

do  

Free  sites  and  financial  aid. 

8 

Sumner  .  .          .  .        .  . 

Yes—  100  

Free  sites  and  bonus  

1 

Gloves— 
Mt.  Morris 

Yes—  200... 

? 

Red  Bud.  .  . 

Yes—  150  

Water  and  land  

1 

Grist-mill— 
La  Harpe 

Yes—  50  

1 

Hosiery  — 
Red  Bud 

Yes—  150  

Water  and  land 

1 

Ice  — 
Abingdon         

Yes... 

Some  aid  

2 

Atlanta                                       . 

do     .  . 

None  .. 

S 

Farmer  City  . 

Yes—  200  

..do  .  ... 

4 

Morrison  

Yes—  100  

Free  sites  

5 

Moweaqua 

Yes—  50 

1 

Implements  — 
Shelbyville  

Yes—  200  

Free  sites  and  financial  aid  

1 

Iron  works  — 
Joliet  .  . 

Yes.. 

a 

Litchfleld  

Yes—  500  

Free  sites,  etc  

i 

Marengo 

Yes—  200 

Good 

1 

Light  plant  — 
Arcola  

Yes—  300  

Reasonable  

i 

Lime  — 
Chester  

Yes—  400 

Some  aid  .         

? 

Galena  

Yes—  200... 

i 

Lumber  mill  — 
Jonesboro  

Yes—  500.. 

i 

Machine  shops  — 
Anna  

Yes—  300 

?, 

Aurora  

Yes.. 

s 

Herrin  

Yes—  1,000 

Free  sites 

4 

Polo  

Yes 

do      

5 

Troy  City... 

Yes—  100... 

Some  aid.  .  . 

INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 

Table  10— Concluded. 


169 


Number. 

Industries  and  Municipalities. 

Employes 
available  for  all 
industries  — 
number. 

Inducements  Offered. 

1 
1 
1 

1 
2 

1 
2 
3 

4 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

1 

2 
3 

4 
5 

6 

7 

1 
1 

1 

1 

1 
2 

1 

Manufacturing  — 
Carpenters  ville  

Yes—  200  
Yes  

Free  sites  
Free  sites  

Metal  goods  — 
Decatur  

Novelties  — 
Knoxville  

Yes—  200  

Packing  house  — 
Shelby  ville  

Yes—  200... 

Free  sites  and  financial  aid  

Taylorvllle  

Yes—  1,000  

Paper  — 
Chester 

Yes  —  400.. 

Some  aid 

Fanner  City  

Yes—  200  

None  . 

Waterloo 

Yes—  100 

Free  sites 

Wenona  

Yes—  300  

Pianos  — 
Harvard                                  

Yes  —  400 

Reasonable 

Planing  mills  — 
Mt  .  Olive  

Yes—  800  

Free  sites  

Pottery- 
La  Harpe  

Yes—  50  

Sash— 
Millstadt  

Yes—  100  

No  taxes  for  10  years  ...               

Sewer  pipe  — 
Albion.                      

Yes—  200  

None   .                                           ... 

Shoes  — 
Columbia  

Yes—  100... 

Free  site  

Duquoin                    

Yes.. 

Free  taxes                                         

East  St.  Louis  

..do  

Many  .  .         

Herrin  
Jacksonville  

Yes—  1,000  
Yes—  1,000  

Free  sites  

Morris  

Yes  

Some  aid  

Mt.  Olive  ...                  

Yes—  800  

Free  sites                          ...         

Roodhouse  

Yes—  200  

Free  sites  and  water  

St.  Elmo                                 

Yes  —  many  . 

None 

Shelby  ville.  .  .              

Yes—  206  

Free  sites  and  financial  aid  

Staunton  

Yes—  500  

..do  

Waterloo  ..                

Yes—  100... 

Free  site 

Silver  plating  — 
Polo...                     

Yes  

Free  site  

Steel— 
Joliet  

Yes  

Stone  — 
Chester  

Yes—  400  

Some  aid.  .  . 

Straw  board  — 
Canni  

Yes—  600  

None...  . 

Tailor  shop  — 
Shelbyville  

Yes—  200... 

Free  site  and  financial  aid 

Tile- 
Albion  

Yes—  200... 

None  

La  Harpe  

Yes—  50  

Le  Roy  

Yes—  100..:  

None  

Metropolis  

Yes—  300  .. 

Free  site  .  . 

Mt.  Sterling  

Yes—  2.000  

Rochelle  ...                                ... 

Yes—  200 

Free  site  and  financial  aid 

Roodhouse  

do  

Free  site  and  water.  ... 

Vitrified  brick  — 
Gray  ville  

Yes—  200... 

Good... 

Wagons  — 
Coal  City  

Yes—  700  .. 

Free  site  .  . 

Wholesale  grocery  — 
Mendota  

Yes  

Wire  fence  — 
Golconda  

Yes—  1500 

Wood  work  — 
Decatur  

Duquoin  . 

Yes... 
Yes—  200 

Free  site  
do     ... 

Wool- 
East  St.  Louis  

Yes 

Manv 

170 


BUREAU    OF    LABOR   STATISTICS. 


TABLE  11 — Places  Offering  Factory  Sites  Free  of  Cost  for  the  Kind  of 
Industry   Wanted — Number  of  Employes  Available. 


Number. 

Municipalities. 

Counties. 

Popula- 
tion — 
1910. 

Kind  of  Industry  Wanted. 

Help 

available  — 
number. 

1 

Bunker  Hill..  

Macoupin  

1,046 

Any  kind  

100 

? 

Carpentersville  

Kane  

1,128 

Manufacturing  '.  . 

200 

3 

Casey*  

Clark  

2,157 

Any  kind  .  . 

500 

4 

Coal  City  

Grundy 

2,667 

Automobile  and  wagon  factories 

700 

5 

Columbia  

Monroe  

2,076 

Canning  and  shoe  factories 

100 

6 

Danville  

Vermilion  

27,871 

Any  kind.  .          ... 

f 

7 

Decatur  

Macon  .  .   . 

31,140 

Brass,  metal  and  wood  works 

+ 

8 

Downer's  Grove  

Dupage  

2,601 

Small  factories  . 

200 

9 

Genoa                   .  . 

DeKalb 

1.257 

Any  kiln] 

200 

111 

Harvey.              .  

Cook. 

7,227 

do 

1  000 

11 

Herrin 

Williamson. 

6,861 

1  000 

12 

Hoopeston 

Vermilion 

4,698 

Automobile  Tactory 

200 

u 

Keitnsbury.  .  .... 

Mercer  . 

1,513 

Any  kind 

f 

14 

Kewanee*  

Henry  

9,307 

..do... 

300 

16 

Lewistown 

Fulton. 

2,312 

do 

200 

16 

Litchfield  

Montgomery  . 

5,971 

Glass  factory  and  iron  works 

500 

17 

Marseilles  

LaSalle  

3,291 

Any  kind  

t 

18 

Metropolis  .          .  . 

Massac. 

4,655 

Button  and  tile  factories 

300 

19 

Morrison  

Whiteside  

2,410 

Ice  factory  ... 

100 

to 

Mt.  Olive 

Macoupin 

3,501 

Planing  mill  and  shoe  factory 

800 

•>1 

North  Chicago 

Lake. 

3,306 

Any  kind 

500 

23 

Olney  

Richland  

5,011 

.do  

f 

?3 

Pana 

Christian 

6,055 

do 

1  000 

?4 

Paris!  ... 

Edgar  

7.664 

Furniture  factory 

400 

25 

Polo  

Ogle  

1,828 

Canning  factory,  silver  plating  works, 
foundry  and  machine  shops  

f 

26 

Pontiac  

Livingston.  .  . 

6,090 

Agricultural  implements  and  furniture 
factories  

300 

37 

Red  BudJ 

Randolph  . 

1,240 

Hosiery,  gloves  and  canning  factories 

150 

W 

Kochelle* 

Ogle  

2,732 

Foundry  and  tile  factory  .             

200 

?9 

Roodhouse  

Greene  

2,171 

Shoe  and  tile  factories  

200 

30 

St.  Charles 

Kane 

4,046 

Any  kind 

t 

31 

Shelby  ville*  . 

Shelby. 

3,590 

Packing  house,  shoe,  button,  canning, 

39 

Springfield 

Sangamon 

51,678 

implement  factories  and  tailor  shopsT. 
Any  kind 

200 
1,000 

T< 

Staunton* 

Macoupin  .  . 

5,048 

Shoe  and  glass  factories  

500 

34 

Streator*  

LaSalle  

14,253 

Any  kind  

f 

35 

Sumner* 

Lawrence 

1,413 

Brick,  tile,  canning  and  glass  factories 

100 

36 

Waterloo 

Monroe  

2,091 

Canning  and  paper  factories  

100 

57 

DuPage 

2,378 

Any  kind 

t 

38 

West  Hammond 

Cook 

4,948 

do  

J 

89 

White  Hall 

Greene  . 

2,854 

.do  

600 

*  Financial  aid  will  be  given  in  addition  to  free  sites. 

t  Number  not  stated. 

J  Free  water  will  be  given  in  addition  to  free  sites. 


INDUSTRIAL   OPPORTUNITIES. 


171 


TABLE  12 — Places  Offering  Financial  or  Pecuniary  Aid  for  the  Kind  of 
Industry  Wanted — Number  of  Employes  Available. 


Number. 

Municipalities. 

Counties. 

Popula- 
tion — 
1910. 

Kind  of  Industry  Wanted. 

Help 
available  — 
number. 

1 

Abingdon  

Knox  ... 

2,464 

Any  kind 

* 

2 

Amboy  

Lee  

1,749 

..do  

100 

3 

Areola  

Douglas  

2.100 

Lightlplant      * 

300 

4 

Assumption  

Christian  

1,918 

Canning  factory 

200 

5 

Astoria  

Fulton  

1,357 

Brick,  canning  and  concrete  factories 

200 

6 

Barry  

Pike  

1,647 

Brick  factory 

* 

7 

Beardstown  

Cass  

6,107 

Any  kind  

100 

S 

Belleville  

St.  Clair  

21,122 

do. 

5  000 

9 

Breese  .... 

Clinton 

2,128 

Brick,  and  flour  mill 

* 

10 

Chats  worth  

Livingston.   .  . 

1,112 

Canning  factory 

* 

11 

Chester 

Randolph 

2,747 

and  paper  factories.      .  . 

400 

13 

Chicago  Heights  

Cook  

14,  525 

Any  kind  . 

* 

13 

Clinton  

Dewitt. 

5,165 

do 

* 

14 

Duquoin  

Perry  

5,454 

Brick  and  shoe  factories  

* 

IS 

Earlville  

LaSalle  

1,059 

Any  kind  .  . 

50 

16 

East  St.  Louis.. 

St.  Clair  

58,  547 

Cotton  goods,  glass,   shoe  and  wool 

factories.  . 

* 

17 

Edwardsville  

Madison... 

5,014 

Any  kind 

1  000 

IS 

Germantown  

Clinton  

711 

Canning  factory   ...  ..            .......... 

300 

ID 

Gibson  City  

Ford  

2,086 

Any  kind  

500 

30 

Oilman  

Iroquois  

1,305 

..do  

50 

?1 

Granite  City  

Madison  

9,903 

Small  factories  

* 

22 

Grayville 

White     . 

1,940 

Vitrified  brick 

200 

?3 

Greenup              

Cumberland  

1,224 

Any  kind  .  . 

500 

34 

Harrisburg  

Saline  

5.309 

..do....  

1.000 

25 

Harvard      .          

McHenry  

3,008 

Piano  factory 

400 

28 

Henry 

Marshall 

1,687 

Any  kind 

* 

27 

Kansas  .   . 

Edgar 

945 

Broom  and  glass  factories 

1,000 

as 

Lincoln  

Logan  

10,892 

Any  kind  »     

300 

ao 

McHenry 

McHenry  .... 

1,031 

do. 

100 

so 

Marengo  .  .          

..do..'  

1,936 

Iron  works  

200 

81 

Marshall 

Clark 

2,569 

Any  kind 

300 

83 

Millstadtf    

St.  Clair  

1,140 

Foundry  

100 

S3 

Moline  

Bock  Island  

24,199 

Any  kind  

1,000 

M 

Morris                    .  . 

Grundy 

4,563 

Shoe  factory  

* 

88 

Ottawa  

LaSalle  

9,535 

Any  kind  

200 

88 

Palatine 

Cook.          .  .  . 

1,144 

Factories  employing  educated  help 

* 

87 

Pinckney  ville  

Perry  

2,727 

Any  kind  

1,000 

•is 

Sparta 

Randolph.  . 

3,081 

do  

150 

80 

Sycamore 

DeKalb  

3,926 

..do  

* 

41) 

Troy 

Madison  . 

1,447 

Foundry  and  machine  shops 

100 

11 

Vienna 

Johnson  

1,124 

Canning  factory  and  creamery  

300 

4'> 

Warsaw  

Hancock  

2,254 

Any  kind  ".  "  

* 

a 

Woodstock 

McHenry  

4,331 

..do  

2,500 

*  Number  not  stated. 

t  Free  taxes. 

j  No  taxes  for  ten  years. 


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